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A new book is out of Kurt Vonnegut's letters, and Slate has been running some selections. His advice to a friend slotted to teach at th...
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Given that we're not actually on a war footing as a society, I often hear people wonder what they could or should be doing. At the least...
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(Click on the comic strip for a larger view)In 1959, Pogo creator Walt Kelly wrote:The eleventh day of the eleventh month has always seemed ...
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Political battles do not occur in a vacuum, and the current scrum features several highly familiar elements. If you've been following th...
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As members of the militia, it is the civic responsibility of all people capable of bearing arms to be prepared to do so. The militia is not ...
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It is time to refocus on just what conservative values are, as the Republicans seem to have forgotten. As this site makes clear (lots of go...
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RIP. I have several Brubeck albums, and the man had a great run, performing 'til he was 88. This tune is one of his most famous, and a...
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This is my 2500th post on this blog. In celebration, here's a cool picture of USS Chicago (SSN 721) at PD: Expect light posting this w... -
This one keeps getting stuck in my head. Every time I hear that chorus, I think, wow, the scansion of "Gra-ha-ha-ham" is terrible...
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The Campaign for America's Future has an important petition on Social Security for Obama:PETITION TO PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: REJECT SOCI...