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Gone

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In Robert Farley
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On February 11, 2011
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And so, huh.  Wow. ...suggestion seems to be that the military will take power. Interesting. In the long run, I think it matters A LOT that this went down with relatively low levels of violence. So far, that is. ...so next question is what this does...

Comedy gold and/or Apocalypse Now

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In General
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On February 10, 2011
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The GOP primary season is shaping up as a reality TV freak show of Springeresque proportions, what with Michele Bachmann about to toss her tinfoil hat in the ring, Donald Trump threatening to make America "respected" again, and Sarah Palin continuing to mull whether to add...
Not surprising, of course: The Egyptian military has secretly detained hundreds and possibly thousands of suspected government opponents since mass protests against President Hosni Mubarak began, and at least some of these detainees have been tortured, according to testimony gathered by the Guardian. The military has...

Battlestar Blegging

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On February 9, 2011
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This scene from the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica pilot - the first in which Commander Adama and President Roslin meet - is emblematic of three politically significant conversations underpinning the series. First, what is the appropriate role of the military with respect to the society it presumably...

QOTD

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On February 9, 2011

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Ta-Nehisi Coates: Every day women choose to do the hard labor of a difficult pregnancy. Its courageous work, which inspires in me a degree of admiration exceeded only by my horror at.

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