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Miers: Compared to What?

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On October 14, 2005
A couple of very smart people argue that--contrary to the argument I made last week--progressives should unequivocally reject Miers. I continue to disagree.The first argument comes from Mark Kleiman, who argues that the Miers nomination is not a typical zero-sum political game. The argument is...

Pinter

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On October 14, 2005

Like Roy, I think it's always nice when the Nobel Prize is granted to someone whose work I've actually read, although I'm less familiar with Pinter's work than with recent.

Milton?

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On October 14, 2005

This can't possibly be good.Paradise Lost, John Milton's epic poem about Adam and Eve's temptation and fall, is to be turned into a feature film for the first time since.

Touche!

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On October 13, 2005

"Harriet Miers":LOL Nicolle said, "So Maureen Dowd is accusing you of being a superficial hack? Pot, Kettle, hello?"--get it, like a pot calling the kettle Black, their both black. Well.

Executive Power: The Ugly Side

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On October 13, 2005
In my previous post, I highlighted some of the defensible aspects of conservative theories of executive power. Brad Plumer explains the really awful stuff in detail. (I'm not sure, however, how much this cuts against the Miers nomination per se; it's pretty clear that the...

Robbed

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On October 12, 2005

I don't really have a rooting interest in the series--if anything I'm cheering for the White Sox--but I really hoped the Angels would get out of the 9th. What a.

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