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A Lazy Pundit’s Wet Dream

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On August 17, 2015
The title alone guarantees you a blast furnace take. The nearly drama-free Democratic nomination contest, highly reminiscent of 2000, is 1968 all over again! The expected battle of the dynasties between Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush no longer seems inevitable. This is some nicely done...
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A Partial Victory

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On August 16, 2015
The University of Texas did a good thing by deciding to remove the Jefferson Davis statue from public display on campus and move it into its US history museum. But the decision to keep up the Robert E. Lee and Albert Sidney Johnston statues makes...

Sunday Links

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On August 16, 2015

How Peanuts became the vastly inferior Snoopy and Friends. A reminder that Chris Christie threw his commuters under the Hudson River. You will be shocked to discover that administrative bloat.

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Bernie and His Fans

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On August 16, 2015
Good take on the problem with Bernie Sanders: the cult of personality his fans are erecting around him that make any criticism an attack on their hero. It’s time for Sanders supporters to relax a little. It’s great that we’re fired up. But fired up...
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On Amazon

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On August 15, 2015
Above: Jeff Bezos, Sociopath Everyone is talking about the big Amazon story in the Times today. This should be an open thread for that. I don't have a whole lot to add, as the story speaks for itself. A couple of quick points. 1. People...
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