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Author: Scott Lemieux

Proving Too Much

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On October 22, 2007
You may have heard about this embrace of utter crackpottery from new social conservative darling Mike Huckabee:Speaking before a gathering of Christian conservative voters, GOP presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee said legalized abortion in the United States was a holocaust.“Sometimes we talk about why we’re importing...

Game 7

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On October 22, 2007

Finally, we're getting one; hopefully, unlike most of the rest of the series, this will actually be a good game......If the first inning is an indication that pre-All-Star-Break Dice-K has.

Captain Clutch!

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On October 21, 2007

It's good that the Red Sox have a player with the grit, determination, clutchitude, and leadershipiosity of J.D. Drew rather than a choker like Derek Jeter!

Anne Applebaum, You Gotta Be Putting Me On

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On October 20, 2007
In this week's installment, she contributes to the Ridiculous Martyrdom of Larry Summers by backing up nonsense spoken by Christina Hoff Sommers :How will we ever be able to talk about sex differences in an interesting way if we're not allowed to study them? If...

Mukasey, Non

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On October 19, 2007

Yeah, I have to concede that I completely botched that one. I suppose "the Bush administration is always wrong" may not be literally true, but it's a pretty effective decision.

Ex Post Facto

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On October 19, 2007

To answer Atrios's question, the constitutional prohibition on ex post facto laws has been held to apply principally to criminal, not civil, cases. Also, the implicit purpose of the provision.

The "You Always Have To Help Someone Else" Tactic

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On October 19, 2007
Yglesias identifies a key strategy for opposing progressive change without openly opposing the underlying goals:One has to keep in mind the broader picture here, too. The right's main tactic whenever Democrats want to do something that might be helpful to any group of citizens everywhere...
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