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Henry Wirz

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On February 14, 2005

Henry Wirz was the Confederate commander at Andersonville, and one of a very few important Confederates hanged at the end of the war. After watching a crappy History Channel documentary.

Bizarre Weather

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In Robert Farley
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On February 11, 2005
I'm looking out my window at yet another beautiful February day in Seattle. It's crystal clear, 41 degrees, not a cloud in the sky. Such days have become commonplace. Some data: It has rained one day in February thus far. On that day, it rained...

Daily

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On February 10, 2005

Rewatching the Daily Show, I'm reminded of perhaps the most reprehensible words that our President has spoken: The strong have a duty to protect the weak Unless, of course, the.

Snarky

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On February 10, 2005

For such a horrible little country, I find North Korea to be bizarrely endearing: "We advise the U.S. to negotiate with dealers in peasant markets it claims that are to its.

Cons and Grads

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In Robert Farley
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On February 9, 2005
My position at the University of Washington is a bit unusual. After seven years (eight? I can't even remember) of being a graduate student, I finished my dissertation and was hired as a one year adjunct. This means that I get a faculty web account,...

Kudos, with Caveat

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On February 5, 2005
On the one hand, cutting farm subsidies is a glorious idea. Farm subsidies in the United States (and Europe, and Japan) support producers who are hopelessly uncompetitive in the global market. Moreover, farm subsidies tend to result in wealth redistribution from the poor to the rich;...
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