Yglesias vs. Kirchick

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The main point here seems to be that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says many things about Israel, and that the sum total of these things is incoherent contradiction. As such, it doesn't make a ton of sense to credit what he says to one audience (the Iranian people)...

Um, Yes.

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Current TV's funnywoman Sarah Haskins is the smart woman's (and person's) answer to all the crap that popular culture throws at us. And unlike so many others in Hollywood, she.

A Thousand Points of Servitude

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It seems appropriate that on the same week the National Review is claiming that support for apartheid and white supremacy represents "one particular vision of civil rights," Jonah Goldberg is claiming that Barack Obama "vows to run afoul of the constitutional amendment that abolished slavery." Apparently,...

Ooh! A Helpful Chart!

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Is Iran a threat to the existence of the United States? Joltin' Joe Lieberman says yes:Obviously Israel is first in the line of Iranian fire. And it represents an existential.

The "PC" Dodge

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I suppose that this line from the National Review's heartwarming tribute to unreconstructed white supremacist, homophobe, and enthusiastic supporter of brutal authoritarian governments Jessie Helms was inevitable: "Helms’s real offense.

Blog Away, Dude

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This March, I spent $4 on Milton Bradley in our fantasy baseball auction. He has rewarded my faith with a .439 OBP, .605 SLG, 17 home runs, 52 runs scored and 54 RBIs. Congrats, man, on reaching the All Star Game.

My Hope….

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Please, please, please let John McCain believe that he can win the Presidency by promising to "reform" Social Security; I don't know if there's a single issue (even the war).

The Late-Term Abortion Diversion

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Professor B provides some useful data about late-term abortions in light of Obama's dumb (and I guess now clumsily partially retracted) comments about abortion policy. Admittedly, the policy consequences of what Obama is proposing would probably be negligible; as long as the decision rests with individual...
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