Friday, June 13, 2008

President Pays Tribute to Tim Russert

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The political world has been shocked and saddened by the unexpected, sudden death of NBC News Washington bureau chief Tim Russert, the Buffa...

Mettez vos mains sur le volant!

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An amusing viral video that has attracted almost 200,000 hits on YouTube in about three days turns out to be a publicity gimmick by a compan...
Thursday, June 12, 2008

'Swingtown' and the Challenges of the 1970s

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When Dick Cheney called the home stretch of the 1976 presidential campaign "the ten-day orgasm," he might have been referring to t...
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Wednesday, June 11, 2008

The Link Between Food and Journalism

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A couple of weeks ago, The Write Side of My Brain linked to an amusing article in the Denver Post about requirements being imposed on cate...

Oh, for the Conventions of Yore!

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" History lesson " alert. It has become commonplace to lament the decline of the national political conventions from decision-maki...
Monday, June 09, 2008

Free Trade, the Trade Deficit, and Economic Growth

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A couple of letters in the Washington Times over the past several days caught my eye. Both address the topic of international trade from w...
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Go, Pat, Go!

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As you might expect, I am not one who usually encourages Pat Robertson in any of his projects or activities, but I found a reason to cheer h...
Sunday, June 08, 2008

Mark Ellmore, Fabricator

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In the old days, before the Internet and before bloggers, it was possible for political candidates to lie with impunity (even in print) and ...
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The Evolution of Bob Barr

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Southern Voice , a gay weekly published by the same company that also publishes the Washington Blade , has a long article about Libertarian ...
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Friday, June 06, 2008

A Tale of Two State Capitols

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Last July, while vacationing in Wisconsin, I took a self-guided tour of the state capitol building in Madison with some friends. Thanks to ...

The Jeffersoniad's Memo to Jeff Frederick

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Last weekend, Delegate Jeff Frederick of Prince William County was elected the new chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia, succeeding ...
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