Adventures in Drug War Moralism

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Allen Barra and Will Weiss say much of what needs to be said about Toure's review of three books largely about steroids in baseball. (Amazingly, a second Times review has considered and uncritically praised Selena's Roberts's book while not engaging with any of the problems that...

Great Puzzles of the Universe

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How, exactly, does Alessandra Stanley keep her job?THE TIMES published an especially embarrassing correction on July 22, fixing seven errors in a single article — an appraisal of Walter Cronkite,.

Make it Stop

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On August 1, 2009

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So I left Alaska about a month ago to embark upon a violent, multi-time zone bender a prolonged vacation, happy in the knowledge that the de-Palinization of the state would.

Sir Bobby Robson 1933-2009

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Aged 76.  Times obit here.  While a fan of the sport since my (so-called) playing days, I didn't really come into the English leagues / national team until after Robson left the England post.  Indeed, he had just taken over what would be his last real...

Cory Aquino

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On August 1, 2009

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Rest in peace.I had the good fortune to meet President Aquino twice, once in 1996 and once in 1997. At the first meeting I was running the media equipment for.

Now This One I Get

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On July 31, 2009

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Washburn to Detroit, LHPs French, Robles to Seattle.Unlike my snap assessment of the last major trade made by the Mariners (which Scott and I initially disagreed on) this one makes.

Such A Dick

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Until reading this, I had assumed that "Mouthpiece Theater" was a horrible one-shot. (A man hears what he wants to hear and disregards...) But, no, apparently Milbank and Clizza are bringing the painfully unfunny as part of an ongoing series.LG&M has been unable to confirm rumors...

Fat Rights/Gay Rights

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On July 31, 2009

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Reading through the comments here and here and here I'm reminded of the many suggestive parallels between arguments about body diversity and those regarding sexual orientation.To simplify a great deal,.

Open Ashes Post

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Australia 263 all out.  England 116-2, bad light stops play.Day 2 of the third test sees England with a slight advantage, which could have been a strong advantage following the Australia.

This Matters..How?

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The Broderite argument against politics in the United States Senate, at least when it comes to judicial confirmation hearings, has now been made by the man himself: Both these senators decry the growing role of interest groups that lobby on judicial confirmations. Both have defied those...

Good Deal

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On July 31, 2009

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Like Neyer, and unlike the Daves Brockington and Cameron, I'm inclined to think that the Wilson/Snell trade is a good one for the Mariners. (In fairness, neither of them knew.

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