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Poorly Designed Crime

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On July 25, 2013
For reasons out of my control, half of my life is now traveling around seeing statues of virgins, which is especially exciting since I'm not a believer. Thus, I've seen this virgin where an outrageously poorly designed crime was executed: A Bolivian judge has ordered...

Deep Thoughts

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On July 25, 2013

In 2016, progressives will no doubt be immersed once again in the lovely debate over whether to vote for Hillary/Biden/Gillibrand/whoever* because of drones/Gitmo/something or whether they should instead vote for.

Embargoing Dissertations

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On July 23, 2013
Academics face increasing problems in dealing with academic publishing. This is especially true in the book-driven fields of history and anthropology, where because dissertations are now archived online, publishers don't want to publish them. This leads to a real problem for young academics who need...

Rahm’s School Strategy

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On July 22, 2013
While I don't doubt that Chicago has a real budget crisis coming from unfunded pension requirements, this is pretty telling of how Rahm Emanuel plans to use Teach for America as a way to undercut the teachers' union. Last week, Emanuel laid off 1036 teachers,...
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