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The Salad Bowl IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-frick.salisbury-cathedral-from-the-bishops-garden-14

The Salad Bowl

Will May 8, 2009
Jonah Goldberg makes an odd claim in his latest column: The mainstream perception that conservatives are close-minded...
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We Want Some of That Internet Money

Chris Dierkes May 8, 2009
Good piece on Murdoch’s (quixotic?) quest to charge for online content.  One thing I know:  I’m definitely...
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J.L. Wall…

Erik Kain May 8, 2009
…writes about Leonard Cohen, and you should read it.  It made me want to turn on some...
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New Belgium

Erik Kain May 8, 2009
Good read about “sustainable beer” at American Progress.  Fat Tire is one of my favorite beers, and...
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an ending, but no closure

Freddie May 8, 2009
Wesleyan University is in my hometown. I have many connections to the university, which I won’t share...
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great powers critique: the nation-state in the 21st century IFRL-Plague-Apollo11

great powers critique: the nation-state in the 21st century

Chris Dierkes May 7, 2009
I was going to do another intro post on Economics (Chapter 4 of Great Powers), and then...
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I dare you to make less sense IFRL-Plague-Zwinger

I dare you to make less sense

Will May 7, 2009
These days, “Orwellian” has become a convenient synonym for “things I don’t like,” so I hesitate to...
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One More Time Around the Track

Erik Kain May 7, 2009
“So we’re supposed to react to a situation in which our schools are failing and the teachers’...
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Gauguin vs. Van Gogh

Will May 7, 2009
The culprit behind Van Gogh’s best self-portrait.
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Liar, Liar: Jim Carrey and the Misinformation About Vaccines and Autism IFRL-NaPP-Asia-Japanwest-Couple-2

Liar, Liar: Jim Carrey and the Misinformation About Vaccines and Autism

Guest Authors May 7, 2009
By Dan Summers Corynebacterium diphtheriae, the infectious agent responsible for diphtheria, is a nasty little germ. Known...
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We used to be friends

Will May 7, 2009
A charming story on the enduring Obama-Coburn friendship.
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“A Tale of Two Exurbs” IFRL-NaPP-Space-rawpixel-id-441091

“A Tale of Two Exurbs”

Will May 7, 2009
One downside to Republicans’ lack of interest in “new ideas” is that they’ve effectively ceded policy discussions...
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“Bankers get fired, people who fail poor black kids don’t” IFRL-Mindiv-Society-44875501472_518f3f7757_b

“Bankers get fired, people who fail poor black kids don’t”

Will May 6, 2009
I suspect conservatives will find a lot to like in Geoffrey Canada’s full-spectrum approach to inner-city education.
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Teachers Unions, Performance Pay, and Autonomy

Erik Kain May 6, 2009
Conor’s latest posts (here and here) sparked off a pretty decent debate in the comments over at...
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A Quote for the Afternoon

Mark of New Jersey May 6, 2009
Via Brad Warbiany at the Liberty Papers. Doug Bandow,David Rittgers, Cato@Liberty: As I have said before, the quickest...
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Colbert Off the Bicycle

Chris Dierkes May 6, 2009
If you didn’t watch Colbert last night, go here and do.  The first 2/3 was unreal.  A++. ...
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Teaching Moments

Will May 6, 2009
This depressing Los Angeles Times story inspired a pretty interesting debate on teacher unions over at the...
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a quote for the morning

Erik Kain May 6, 2009
“Republicans have become embarrassing to watch. And it doesn’t feel right to make fun of crazy people....
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heat

Erik Kain May 5, 2009
In my current place – where I sit and type this right this very moment – it...
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going to war with the army you have

Erik Kain May 5, 2009
“Rather than deep moral and spiritual renewal leading to civic health, what if it’s our national solipsism...
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