Month: October 2011

Before the Internet

In the years just before the internet, I had an ongoing argument with a friend of mine over whether a lion or a bear would win in a fight. I thought the lion had certain advantages. My friend thought that the bear would kill the...

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Why They Act So Strange

Colin Woodard’s big piece in next month’s Washington Monthly is an interesting read. I’m not too enamored with these efforts to explain everything by reference to regionalism, but the article is...

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Don’t Discount Tea Party Candidate

. Herman Cain’s deep pockets: the Koch brothers Herman Cain has been tied to the Koch Brothers. The Washington Post reports that Cain’s campaign manager, his economic adviser, and a number of his aids have worked for...

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Why Romney is Likely To Win Nomination

It seems like no one can quite believe that the Republicans will nominate Mitt Romney, but no one can picture anyone else getting the nomination, either. I know that’s how I feel. There is really only one area where Romney...

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Casual Observation

Even though Ann Althouse is an idiot, she inadvertently does a great job of demonstrating why David Gregory is not a tough interviewer. And, she’s right, Herman Cain had no difficulty sailing through his interview on Meet...

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