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a tale of two speeches IFRL-TLC-Patterns-30097865217_0c5cc36379_o

a tale of two speeches

Erik Kain May 21, 2009
“Obama’s is the speech of a young senator who was once a part-time law professor–platitudinous and preachy,...
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Get this man a blog

Will May 21, 2009
TAP’s Adam Serwer (emphasis mine): I don’t buy this framing. The fact is that there is no...
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lightning strikes

Erik Kain May 21, 2009
After the leap…
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Terror Talk

Will May 21, 2009
In the wake of another botched terror attack, it’s worth noting that the Islamists’ post-9/11 track record...
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Notes from a Vacation

Notes from a Vacation

Mark of New Jersey May 20, 2009
My wife and I just returned from Belgium and Prague, where we took a wonderful vacation.  I’m...
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around the web on May 20th

Erik Kain May 20, 2009
Paul Romer envisions Hong Kong like city-states for developing countries. Stephen Walt discusses realism and tolerance, using...
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Adaptation IFRL-TLC-Patterns-43222483330_41c4f73f0a_o

Adaptation

Erik Kain May 20, 2009
Lots of blame to go around in the current decimation of the conservative movement.  I wanted to...
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a brief history of weed

Erik Kain May 20, 2009
after the jump…
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Born Fighting IFRL-TLC-Religion-GAPD-thyssen.jesus-among-the-doctors-31

Born Fighting

Will May 20, 2009
The author of The Village Voice’s Terminator review must be a Jim Webb fan (emphasis mine): Moon...
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the last word IFRL-TLC-Patterns-22357329500_623e3205f0_b

the last word

Erik Kain May 20, 2009
“The last word” is the most dangerous of infernal machines; and husband and wife should no more...
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Flip a COIN

Chris Dierkes May 19, 2009
With the apparent (and horrifically bloody) demise of the Tamil Tigers it’s worth I think reviewing the...
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Who are you going to believe, the NBA or your lying eyes? IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-thyssen.view-of-the-giudecca-canal-and-the-zattere-53

Who are you going to believe, the NBA or your lying eyes?

Freddie May 19, 2009
Briefly– it’s standard practice for the defenders of the NBA to laugh off anyone who thinks that...
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Corrugated Degree Factories

Will May 19, 2009
Over at the Daily Dish, Lane Wallace bravely defends the liberal arts (from whom, I wonder –...
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a quote for a cloudy afternoon IFRL-TLC-Religion-GAPD-nationalgallery.a-warrior-adoring-the-infant-christ-and-the-virgin-48

a quote for a cloudy afternoon

Erik Kain May 19, 2009
“I gave up on post-theism in my 20’s. I worked through my post-post-theism in my early 30’s....
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Quote of the Day

Chris Dierkes May 19, 2009
“It’s a good thing I’m a paranoid son of a bitch.” Ethan Kanin (former Chief of Staff...
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The Diversity Racket IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-altesnational.solitary-tree

The Diversity Racket

Will May 19, 2009
There are more than a few compelling reasons to avoid a completely homogeneous workforce, but Matt Labash’s...
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Angels & Demons IFRL-NaPP-Asia-00154v

Angels & Demons

Erik Kain May 19, 2009
I read Dan Brown’s Angels & Demons several years ago.  I liked some of the puzzles, and...
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The Taliban as Mafia IFRL-TLC-Patterns-44985957522_ac8a982920_h

The Taliban as Mafia

Chris Dierkes May 18, 2009
Here’s what I wrote the other day: Now they [The Taliban] are more like a mafia, in...
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Quote of the Day IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-rijks.the-threatened-swan-interpreted-later-as-an-allegory-on-johan-de-witt

Quote of the Day

Chris Dierkes May 18, 2009
To James Poulos: Having Terry [McAuliffe] around is like having the Geico gecko’s uncharismatic loan shark cousin...
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faux serious introspection

Erik Kain May 18, 2009
Daniel Larison takes issue with Obama’s Notre Dame speech and especially Obama’s use of doubt, which Larison...
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