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May 22, 2010, 10:55 pm
My post below sounded a bit like a consistency “gotcha” argument, which is among my least favorite aspects of the discourse, so let me explore what it means.
Rand Paul said in an interview that his Constitutional principles would would prevent him from supporting the Civil Rights Act of... Comment - Like
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May 20, 2010, 10:41 am
In a post entitled “Freedom as White Supremenacy,” Matt Yglesias writes of Rand Paul:
It seems that yesterday US Senate candidate Rand Paul let the cat out of the bag and admitted that under his brand of libertarian conservatism he can’t support the 1964 Civil Rights Act or other non-... Comment - Like
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May 16, 2010, 2:48 pm
Just rented Up in the Air last night. One theme that is explores that I haven’t seen that much commentary on is how corporations co-opt virtues, in this case loyalty.
I spent five years of my career working on a credit card “loyalty” program. When I told people what I did, they ... Comment - Like
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May 11, 2010, 11:25 pm
Watching the Celtics blow out the Cavs tonight has me thinking of what Bill Simmons called “The Secret” in his Book of Basketball.
The impression I sometimes get is that Simmons thinks The Secret is everybody getting along, high-fiving each other on the bench, playing pranks on each oth... Comment - Like
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May 4, 2010, 12:21 pm
Mom’s put together an intricately-planned pirate theme birthday party. All that’s left is the character, but when he arrives, he’s a cowboy!
And this is a test for… your wireless network, naturally! Because, assuming you have the network to do so, the only thing way a lov... Comment - Like
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Apr 30, 2010, 1:06 pm
A while ago, I outlined the life-cycle of social media systems.
A couple of recent items lead me to wonder if Twitter is approaching the wrong side of it.
First, Conor Friedersdorf outlined a plan to use Twitter and Facebook to confront Mark Levin’s fans with evidence of his dishonesty:
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Apr 29, 2010, 1:37 pm
I feel like I have a hard time articulating my what my issue is with the stathead crowd. Perhaps it could be summarized by this Twitter exchange from Tuesday:
dgoold (St. Louis Post-Dispatch sportswriter Derrick Goold): Franklin’s expedient saves, Rasmus vs. lefties, RISP digits, grounded Pe... Comment - Like
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Apr 29, 2010, 11:56 am
Disclaimer: My writings on the financial crisis are in general more driven by my emotional reaction to what’s going on than a deep understanding. I read some blogs and listen to the This American Life podcasts, probably like you. Don’t come here expecting to learn something about it th... Comment - Like
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Apr 19, 2010, 11:30 am
On Saturday, the Cardinals used their entire bullpen, as well as some position players in a 20-inning loss to the Mets.
Last night, Adam Wainwright pitched a complete game victory for the Cardinals, and also scored the winning run after hitting a double ahead of Ryan Ludwick’s eigth inning 2-... Comment - Like
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Apr 16, 2010, 10:55 am
Currently, #42 is retired globally throughout Major League Baseball, except for Mariano Rivera, who is the last active player who was wearing the number when it was retired, and on April 15, when all Major League Players wear it. When Rivera retires (and he’s 40, but does not show signs of sl... Comment - Like
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Apr 15, 2010, 2:50 pm
Pat Williams tweets:
CONGRATS TO ORLANDO’S VAN GUNDY AND DALLAS’ CARLISLE WHO WERE NAMED NBA EASTERN AND WESTERN CONFERENCE COACHES OF THE MONTH
Now, let me get this straight:
It’s not enough to recognize a “coach of the year,” but we need to recognize a “coach of the ... Comment - Like
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Apr 15, 2010, 10:56 am
Marc Thiessen replies to Conor Friesendorf’s criticism that I commented on yesterday (and Mr. Friesendorf was kind enough to link to, resulting in my hits going up by several orders of magnitude):
Over at True/Slant, Conor Friedersdorf comes to Jane Mayer’s defense, claiming Mayer didn’t ... Comment - Like
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Apr 14, 2010, 1:01 pm
Conor Friesendorf points out the many distortions, misrepresentations, and elisions Marc Thiessen makes in the first four paragraphs of his response to Jane Mayer’s review of Courting Disaster.
My question is this, and I’m sure it applies to many of us, and not just Thiessen — doe... Comment - Like
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Apr 9, 2010, 4:54 pm
Check out some of these quotes…
One .. secretly taped teenage girls … one in which he directed … a “special” shower room where he had a hidden camera inside a locker.
“This had gone on for nearly 10 years, without any detection whatsoever,”is one of the 36... Comment - Like
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Mar 26, 2010, 12:17 pm
Dear friends and family,
We have just celebrated Meagan Rose’s fifth birthday. We had gone to Chicago for Katherine’s birthday. Meagan wanted to spend celebrate her birthday in Iowa with relatives, so we just returned from a nice weekend in Iowa City with Uncle Michael, Aunt Jan, and... Comment - Like
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Mar 22, 2010, 10:52 pm
For whatever it’s worth.
From what I can tell, the pro-life objection to the health care bill is that there were a variety of clauses that could be used to fund abortion or abortion coverage. These holes were explicitly closed in the House version, while the Senate version pointed to the Hyd... Comment - Like
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Mar 21, 2010, 11:05 pm
It’s not that it will pass and we will end up living in a socialist dystopia.
It’s not it will not pass and we will never again have an opportunity to address the problems with the current regime.
It’s not that it will link health care with abortion, and increase societal accepta... Comment - Like
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Mar 21, 2010, 11:04 pm
It’s not that it will pass and we will end up living in a socialist dystopia.
It’s not it will not pass and we will never again have an opportunity to address the problems with the current regime.
It’s not that it will link health care with abortion, and increase societal accepta... Comment - Like
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Mar 19, 2010, 12:27 am
I suspect I was trying my followers’ patience with my NCAA-related tweets, so I’ll combine some thoughts into this omnibus post.
Brutal day for the Big East, as my senator noted to me. Notre Dame, Georgetown, and Marquette go down. #2 Seed Villanova needs overtime to get by Robert M... Comment - Like
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Mar 17, 2010, 11:21 am
It continues to mystify me that the iPhone ads so prominently market their ability to be used to pay bills.
I don’t know about you, but paying bills is not among my favorite activities. I am glad when they’re done, and I’m thankful that technology has made it into an easier task,... Comment - Like
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Mar 17, 2010, 11:03 am
Many commentators are claiming that the ace pitcher needs to make a comeback from his rough 2009 season. But when you look at it compared to his 2008 season with the right lens, you realize there’s no real difference.
Yes, his record went from 18-2 in 2008 to 3-15 with the same teammates, bu... Comment - Like
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Mar 15, 2010, 10:45 pm
A plausible case could be made that eliminating the death penalty would lead to more killing.
One the one side, we only execute a handful of convicts a year.
One the other side, in a post-death penalty world, private citizens and law enforcement would know that once a perpetrator was arrested ... Comment - Like
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