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Author: Robert Farley

Webster

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On December 29, 2006

Read Loomis' nice essay on Daniel Webster. Webster is among the most forgotten of the forgotten legislative titans of the 19th century, although I think that, outside of Lexington, even.

Scraping

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On December 28, 2006

Eric Martin links to Fred Kaplan's nice illustration of how reduced recruiting standards matter for military performance:The pattern is clear: The higher the score on the aptitude test, the better.

Gwynn

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On December 27, 2006

Tim Kurkijian on Tony Gwynn:Gwynn is the best hitter since Ted Williams. No.Tony Gwynn was about as good a hitter as one can be without substantial power or patience at.

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