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LGM Film Club, Part 155: Uecker

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Early in the film series, we watched one of the iconic Rainier commercials which anyone in the Northwest in the 1980s most definitely remembers. Well, the history of beer commercials is long and fruitful. We later also watched the original Bud Bowl. The classic Miller Lite...
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The Roberts Court delivered one of its trademark dishonest sub silentio overrulings of precedent today, and Roberts's opinion assignment in this case is...something: In an appalling 6–3 decision on Thursday, the Supreme Court effectively reinstated juvenile life without parole by shredding precedents that had sharply limited...

RIP Lance Mannion

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Some terrible news this morning. https://twitter.com/LanceMannion/status/1385239400418787328 Lance was one of the finest of the Knights of the Old Blogosphere, and he will be dearly missed. We haven't engaged with him.

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LGM Podcast: Oscar Night!

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On the latest LGM pod, Scott and I sit down with longtime friend of the blog Elias Isquith to talk through the eight best picture nominees. We start with Trial of the Chicago Seven, end with the Father, and hit all the others in between. It's...
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Carrots and sticks

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Giving tax credits to employers who give employees time off to get vaccinated is a great idea: President Biden on Wednesday called on every employer in America to give employees paid time off to get vaccinated, the administration’s latest move to try to persuade the more...
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