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Worst American Birthdays, Vol. 41

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On February 11, 2008
Nearly 200 years ago, on 11 February 1812, free white child named Alexander Hamilton Stephens was born on a nondescript Georgia farm. He was a frail, sickly boy whose weight never exceeded a hundred pounds, even as an adult. Born into slavery, a child like...

Silver lining

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On January 22, 2008
As various elements of the presidential primary frustrate and irritate, let's take a moment to savor the silver lining. Paul Kiel makes the case here. Whatever happens, we can all take solace that the nation has solidly rejected the most noxious presidential candidate out there...

The Way Forward

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On January 20, 2008
While the Republican nomination still seems very much up for grabs, it's kind of hard for me to see at this point how Obama pulls it out against Clinton. Even if Obama wins South Carolina (as it looks like he probably will), Clinton seems to...

Digging Deeper

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On January 13, 2008
Steven Landsburg shows up in comments at Delong's to defend his idiotic article. It was a pretty feeble effort, to be frank, until he took it up a notch with this: You *can't* tax rich people who don't spend their wealth. You can only pretend...

16-1?

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On January 13, 2008

While I listen with concern as the Pats' defense makes another team look better than it actually is, I'm going to try to maintain a sense of perspective by thinking.

It’s a Tie

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On January 9, 2008

Some random thoughts on today's results and related matters.1) In terms of delegates, this appears to be a tie (9 each for Clinton and Obama, 4 for Edwards). This will.

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