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Newsweek Declares Victory in Iraq
3 comments on Newsweek Declares Victory in IraqSomething that looks mighty like democracy is emerging in Iraq.
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Lissenup, GOP: “Democrat” Is a Noun.
The Adjective is “Democratic”If you need a handy analogy to understand why references such as “Democrat leaders” or “the Democrat Party” are offensive, consider the difference between the phrases, “He’s a Jewish boy” and “He’s a Jew boy.”
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OK, Now I’m Less Bored With Health Care Summit
I couldn’t be bothered to watch the seven-plus-hour health care summit yesterday (given my new full-time job and all), but I still care about the subject. Count on the blogosphere and the punditocracy to plow…
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Health Care Summit? I’m Bored.
This morning I tried to force myself to pay attention to today’s steel-cage Kabuki match at the White House.
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Ex-Cons and Ex-Governor Describe a Ministry for Felons
730,000 people walk out of prison every year. One third of them will be back in jail in a year; two-thirds of them will be back in three years.
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A Trifecta of Persuasive Punditry
I call myself a blogger, but I’m more like an essayist who uses blogging software. I’m concerned that someone will mock me, and have the facts on their side. So I research and try to…
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Biden Was Right About Obama’s “Great Achievement”
I assert that “not screwing up Iraq” is a non-trivial achievement — and certainly a much better outcome than many of us feared before the election.
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Honest Labor: From Mach 2 to Muenster to Madison
In which your scribe rediscovers the redemptive power of work.
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After a Fair Trial, the Prisoner Will Be Executed
The notion that KSM has all the rights of a civilian murder suspect is farcical, and in homage to that farce the administration is willing to endanger Americans.
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How is the KSM Trial Like a Garbage Barge?
I envision the planned KSM trial now traipsing from one venue to another, turned away at every stop. It would be poetic justice if KSM and his fellow terrorists, like the wandering garbage barge, end…