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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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The Underdog

Will May 5, 2009
Gladwell’s latest article is a fun excursion, replete with guerrilla tactics, the press defense, and a few...
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Libertarianism, Rightly Understood

Will May 5, 2009
Libertarianism does have public relations problems, and it’s not because most people are stupid or immoral. It’s...
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Let’s not call it exceptionalism.

William Brafford May 5, 2009
I do appreciate what Mark is trying to do. The stereotypical American exceptionalist wants to argue that...
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Best Analysis of Pakistan

Chris Dierkes May 4, 2009
If you are not reading China Matters on Pakistan you must.  Start here. Key quote: But nobody...
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An Exceptionally Moral United States

Mark of New Jersey May 4, 2009
I have a confession to make.  Despite all my criticisms of waterboarding, American foreign policy interventionism, and...
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To Helmet or Not to Helmet?

Erik Kain May 4, 2009
David has some interesting musings up on the Dutch bicycle, the sublime, and the pros and cons...
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Damn you, baaa-studs!

Erik Kain May 4, 2009
Wow.
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Simon Johnson’s…

Erik Kain May 4, 2009
…Quiet Coup, over at the Atlantic, is excellent.  I read the print version because I can’t read...
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Response o’ the Day to the Line o’ the Day

Chris Dierkes May 4, 2009
Jaybird in response to greginak’s comment: A well regulated Argument, being necessary to the security of a...
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Poulos on Taylor on Re-Structured University Education

Chris Dierkes May 4, 2009
James Poulos points to this Mark C. Taylor op-ed in the NyTimes on ending the university as...
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Line o’ the Day

Chris Dierkes May 4, 2009
“I’m all for control of analogies. They are like guns, they should be legal but with strict...
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Hate Crimes (III)

Will May 4, 2009
Andrew Breitbart takes a flying leap over the shark with his latest bit of commentary (emphasis mine):
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State of Print

Erik Kain May 4, 2009
Resting at the heart of  State of Play (2009) is not so much the personal relationships of...
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Look Back in Anger

Will May 3, 2009
I suspect the debate over torture, atomic weaponry, and morality is rapidly reaching the point of diminishing...
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Hate Crimes (II)

Will May 3, 2009
National Review’s David Freddoso raised a few smart objections to pending hate crimes legislation:
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Sunday Celebrity Spotting Roundup

Chris Dierkes May 3, 2009
Vancouver where I live is known is kind of the Canadian Hollywood as it were.  Lots of...
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Dirty, dirty hands.

William Brafford May 3, 2009
“He orders the man tortured, convinced that he must do so for the sake of the people...
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I don’t own a tv…

Erik Kain May 2, 2009
…but I do own a computer, and these days you can do almost anything on a computer,...
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