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Month: March 2014

Oh, hell. How can the U.S. add muscle in the present Ukraine crisis? The boldest and riskiest course would be to dispatch 50 or 60 of the incredibly potent F-22s to Poland plus Patriot batteries and appropriate ground support and protection. Russian generals and even...

Storyline Pre-emption

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In Robert Farley
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On March 30, 2014
Let's pre-empt: No one should refer to this Kentucky team as  "The Miracle Cats."  They are not "scrappy underdogs" in the sense that the term is normally used.  Kentucky and national press will, if the 'Cats manage to win it all, undoubtedly refer to them...

NAFTA at 20

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In General
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On March 30, 2014
The AFL-CIO has produced a report on the impacts of NAFTA 20 years after passage. Although the impacts are probably familiar to you, it's worth a read anyway. The summary: It’s a flawed model that promotes the economic interests of a very few and at...

Victims and victimizers

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In General
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On March 30, 2014
Updated below Six weeks ago Ray Rice allegedly hit his fiancee hard enough to render her unconscious. Subsequently: On Thursday, Ravens running back Ray Rice was indicted for aggravated assault of his fiancee. On Friday, he married her. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, Janay...

Shooting Range

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On March 29, 2014

Bspencer's post about animated films reminded me of the great and utterly bizarre Vladimir Tarasov 1979 animated film Shooting Range. Part of the superb Animated Soviet Propaganda DVD set, Tarasov's.

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