Thank You For Smoking

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Is this a joke?When it comes to the health of our children, two cigarettes may be better than one. Young smokers who begin their habit with nicotine-laden cigarettes need a cigarette that will not leave them to later fight the ravages of addiction.Experts tell us that...

Proving Too Much

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On October 22, 2007

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You may have heard about this embrace of utter crackpottery from new social conservative darling Mike Huckabee:Speaking before a gathering of Christian conservative voters, GOP presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee said.

Son, You’ve Got A Bad Attitude About the Air Force

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I have an article in this month's American Prospect about the United States Air Force. An excerpt:But it's time to revisit the 1947 decision to separate the Air Force from the Army. While everyone agrees that the United States military requires air capability, it's less obvious...

Egads….

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On October 22, 2007

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The problem:The deputy mayor of the Indian capital Delhi has died a day after being attacked by a horde of wild monkeys. SS Bajwa suffered serious head injuries when he.

Game 7

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On October 22, 2007

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Finally, we're getting one; hopefully, unlike most of the rest of the series, this will actually be a good game......If the first inning is an indication that pre-All-Star-Break Dice-K has.

Captain Clutch!

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On October 21, 2007

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It's good that the Red Sox have a player with the grit, determination, clutchitude, and leadershipiosity of J.D. Drew rather than a choker like Derek Jeter!

Anne Applebaum, You Gotta Be Putting Me On

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In this week's installment, she contributes to the Ridiculous Martyrdom of Larry Summers by backing up nonsense spoken by Christina Hoff Sommers :How will we ever be able to talk about sex differences in an interesting way if we're not allowed to study them? If the...

Mukasey, Non

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On October 19, 2007

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Yeah, I have to concede that I completely botched that one. I suppose "the Bush administration is always wrong" may not be literally true, but it's a pretty effective decision.

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