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Diplomacy IFRL-NaPP-Asia-rawpixel-id-459352

Diplomacy

Will June 5, 2009
I have my own issues with Obama’s recent appearance in Cairo, but one criticism I find rather...
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this one’s…

Erik Kain June 5, 2009
….for Freddie.
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ethnic nationalism inevitably breeds hate

Freddie June 5, 2009
Via Gawker. As Gawker is quick to point out, you shouldn’t take the lame drunken ramblings of...
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a reading list for fantasy enthusiasts (II)

Will June 5, 2009
My initial reaction to E.D.’s latest post was something along the lines of “oh dear, I’m not...
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excellent well, you are a fishmonger

Erik Kain June 4, 2009
“The less/fewer distinction isn’t really that hard to learn, but it would be much easier to not...
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a reading list for fantasy enthusiasts

Erik Kain June 4, 2009
So in the comments to this post, I received a lot of reading suggestions for good fantasy. ...
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the devil we know

Erik Kain June 4, 2009
Blaise has a good, cynical take on the Cairo speech and the problems Obama faces sugar-coating State...
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NBA Finals Open Thread

Will June 4, 2009
Got any wild predictions? Irresponsible betting advice? An over/under for the number of times Kobe sneers at...
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(Comedic) Quote of the Day IFRL-TLC-Religion-GAPD-nationalgallery.mary-magdalene-180

(Comedic) Quote of the Day

Chris Dierkes June 4, 2009
“[In the year 3,000] Youtube, Twitter, and Facebook will merge to create one super-giant time wasting website...
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al Obamaiya: The President’s Cairo Speech IFRL-Mindiv-Society-Marcia-Sculpting

al Obamaiya: The President’s Cairo Speech

Chris Dierkes June 4, 2009
Full text of his speech here (h/t Andrew Sullivan, who if you check his site has a...
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a quote for a sunny morning

Erik Kain June 4, 2009
“An African-American President with Muslim roots stands before the Muslim world and defends the right of Jews...
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Laissez-faire IFRL-TLC-Scenery-46679785221_d4e9613991_c

Laissez-faire

Will June 4, 2009
Craigslist’s idiosyncratic libertarianism is the subject of this highly-entertaining article.
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At last IFRL-Mindiv-Fantasy-GAPD-tretyakov.the-apotheosis-of-war-177

At last

Freddie June 3, 2009
James Poulos has fulfilled his destiny and gone on Bloggingheads. Watch.
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bad analogies

Erik Kain June 3, 2009
I was out for drinks with friends and Israel came up in the conversation.  A friend of...
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I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Went Crazy IFRL-NaPP-Asia-00154v

I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Went Crazy

Chris Dierkes June 3, 2009
So I spent 35-45 minutes today trying to get a fly out of my bedroom.  You know...
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the art of magic in fiction

Erik Kain June 3, 2009
The other day I was sitting around drinking beers with a friend and talking about magic.  Specifically,...
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5-And-A-Half Stories About The Same Thing IFRL-NaPP-Asia-01317vu

5-And-A-Half Stories About The Same Thing

Will June 3, 2009
Coleman Collins, D-League journeyman, former Euro-basketballer, and a pretty entertaining author, is now contributing to TrueHoop. A...
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Ah, Abortion

Guest Authors June 3, 2009
~by sidereal When I’m asked for my opinion on abortion (or when I give it unprompted) I...
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Doubling Down

Mark of New Jersey June 2, 2009
There seems to be quite the fooferaw over responding to the Tiller murder developing between several bloggers...
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Justifying Abortion

Will June 2, 2009
This fascinating paper on abortion has probably been circulating for some time, but this is the first...
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