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Quote of the Day

Chris Dierkes May 14, 2009
Goes to Mr. Coates: But the whole game is based on a deep ignorance, and arrogance–an inability...
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secrets and substance

Erik Kain May 14, 2009
“So if the Democrats want a truth commission, and the Republicans and Dick Cheney want a truth...
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Gladwell Responds

Will May 14, 2009
To his basketball critics.
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The Pakistan is on the Brink Meme

Chris Dierkes May 13, 2009
Unfortunately the Obama administration has been falling for this one, putting pressure on the weak civilian government...
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congratulations are in order…

Erik Kain May 13, 2009
….to John Schwenkler and J.L. Wall who have new digs at The American Conservative. Upturned Earth and...
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You lost me there.

William Brafford May 13, 2009
So I’m pretty excited about tonight’s season finale of Lost. I’ve been watching steadily since the last...
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No one is criticizing Rush Limbaugh’s business acumen

Will May 13, 2009
Or questioning the extent of his audience. Or his talent for talk radio. Or any of that...
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the imperial presidency (again)

Erik Kain May 13, 2009
I read I, Claudius and Claudius the God recently.  In Rome after Julius Caesar, the winds of...
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teaching and choice

Erik Kain May 13, 2009
So we’ve gone some rounds in the teaching/education debate – with Will, Freddie, John, Conor, Sonny and...
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Former ‘Top Gun’ Stunt Pilot Leads “Most Dangerous Shuttle Mission Ever” to Repair Orbiting Telescope

Will May 13, 2009
And the headline really doesn’t do justice to how badass this sounds. I just hope someone acquires...
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The Perils of Twitter

Will May 13, 2009
Oops: Utah official accidentally tweets Senate bid
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On Having the Truth

Guest Authors May 12, 2009
by kyle cupp I picked a fight with a book the other day. It was a work...
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giving up cars

Erik Kain May 12, 2009
I’ve thought about this sort of community before, but I didn’t know anyone was trying something this...
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two quotes for the afternoon

Erik Kain May 12, 2009
I’d love to be wrong about this. But I’m not. If you want to understand the world,...
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He Doesn’t Look a Thing Like Jesus

Will May 12, 2009
Quoting a cheesy Killers song would seem to be the only appropriate response to Geert Wilders, whose...
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personal computing

Freddie May 12, 2009
It really seems like the rise of the pocket computer is upon us. In many ways, the...
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Question for the Day

Chris Dierkes May 12, 2009
Can someone explain to me why people dress their small children up in animal costumes (not on...
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Master of Divinity

Chris Dierkes May 11, 2009
Yours truly now owns the ludicrous (and actually idolatrous) title of a Master of Divinity.  MDiv. for...
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the campaign finance law we have sucks only a little more than the alternative

Freddie May 11, 2009
John Schwenkler, via Rodney Balko, approves of this video from the Cato Institute. Two separate but important...
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Bike to Work Week

Erik Kain May 11, 2009
Well it’s bike to work week and due to the fact that it is also ridiculously nice...
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