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Author: Erik Loomis

Baucus

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On April 23, 2013
Max Baucus, the Democratic Party's most annoying senator, is retiring at the end of his term. While like any Democrat, I worry about holding the seat, if Brian Schweitzer runs, he will be tough to beat, even if Denny Rehberg decides to try again. More...

Lead

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On April 22, 2013

Dylan Matthews' list of ways to reduce violence without gun control starts with one that cannot be stated strongly enough. The decline of lead exposure over the past decades is.

Earth Day

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On April 22, 2013
Today is Earth Day, also known as the one day a year Americans pretend that they care about the environment. In 1970, Earth Day seemed like the beginning of a radical change in American life. To say the least, it didn't turn out that way....

Paraguay

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On April 21, 2013

As we should all have expected, the Paraguayan quasi-coup that forced Fernando Lugo out of office seems to have worked out pretty well for the oligarchs, likely ushering them back.

Medieval Medical Experiments

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On April 20, 2013
Learning about the oldest existing dead body used for medical experiments does not make me feel any less queasy about medieval Europe, but it is most certainly quite interesting. I'm not going to put the image up though. It's kind of disturbing. But radiocarbon dating...
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