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John Cole gives a nice summing up:I’ve said this before, and I will say it again. Unless your proposal includes a substantial increase in ta...
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In past years for Armistice Day, we've looked at how denying loss can tragically lead to more loss. We've examined how eagerly a bl...
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Last year, I discussed what happened to the group of JOs I served with on USS Topeka (SSN 754) in the early 90s. I went to one's Chang...
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This year, Banned Books Week runs from September 24th to October 1st. The main site is here. You'll find a map of censorship attempts,...
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There's another Republican debate looming, and the past ones do not bode well for the Republic. The conservative faithful keeps looking...
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I'm a sucker for good vocal harmony, and the Secret Sisters delivered a great KCRW session recently. This one's an original, but th...
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What would you do? Imagine you find yourself in a situation where you feel that, although you recognize you're not blameless, you feel l...
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Here's a video of a dockside emergency blow on USS L. Mendel Rivers (SSN 686) conducted in the early '90s: Every have anything go w...
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"Dio di pietà! son essi!""Lontano, lontano, lontano"Here are two selections from Arrigo Boito's opera Mefistofele. ...
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Oh look, the islamists have yet another spokesthing! The Prince of Wales will try to persuade George W Bush and Americans of the merits of I...
