Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Hagee Goes to Canossa

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Pastor John Hagee, whose endorsement of presidential candidate John McCain brought new attention to Hagee's virulently anti-Catholic ran...
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Tuesday, May 06, 2008

Lexicographical History Lesson

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Over at Box Turtle Bulletin , Jim Burroway notes that on this day in 1868 -- 140 years ago -- the word "homosexuality" was coined...
Monday, May 05, 2008

The Pain of Cinco de Mayo

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Today is Cinco de Mayo. I surely am not the first to suggest that this is a holiday that no doubt causes a sort of brain freeze for certain...
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It Only Took 40 Years...

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A year ago, who would have thought that a Washington Post article published on May 5 would begin with this clause? On the eve of crucial ...
Sunday, May 04, 2008

RLC-Virginia Endorses Two Candidates

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The Republican Liberty Caucus of Virginia held one of its regular membership meetings yesterday, this time in Williamsburg. (The RLC tries ...
Saturday, May 03, 2008

Ahead of the Curve

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NPR listeners had the opportunity, earlier this morning, to hear filmmaker Nick Broomfield talk about his "new" movie, Battle for ...
Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Videoblogging the Fifth District GOP Convention

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You've already had a chance to look at the photographs from Saturday's convention of Republicans from Virginia's Fifth Congress...
Tuesday, April 29, 2008

James J. Unger

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Upon opening my copy of The Washington Post this morning, I was saddened to learn of the passing of James J. Unger, who was debate coach at...
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Saturday, April 26, 2008

Photoblogging the Fifth District GOP Convention

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The first of eleven 2008 congressional district conventions for Virginia Republicans was held today on the campus of Hampden-Sydney College ...
Friday, April 25, 2008

Why I Support Tucker Watkins in the Fifth District

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It's rare that I use this space to endorse candidates for political party offices (or even for elective public offices), but I think it ...

Cato Awards Friedman Prize to Venezuelan Student

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The Cato Institute has announced that this year's winner of the Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty is a 23-year-old student act...

The Deficiencies of Planning

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The Charlottesville Tomorrow blog has posted a 52-minute video of Reason Foundation policy analyst's speech to the Free Enterprise Foru...
Thursday, April 24, 2008

WaPo Journos Discuss News Biz, Election

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The Washington Post reported on Wednesday, in a modest add-on in Howard Kurtz's Style section media column, that Susan Glasser, who has...
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Who Says Reading Doesn't Pay Off?

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This afternoon I was listening to Coy Barefoot's drive-time program on WINA-AM, "Charlottesville ... Right Now." He and guest...
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Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Travelers' Carnival

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Another blog carnival -- this one the " Carnival of Cities " -- picked up one of my personal favorite recent posts to feature this...

The Missing Link

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Charles Kaiser might be a well-known and award-winning historian, but as a journalist, he's strictly an amateur -- and that's being ...

Catholic Carnival Points Here

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The 169th edition of the Catholic Carnival, hosted by We Belong to the Lord ("Domini Sumus") celebrates Pope Benedict XVI's ...