Troubled Times at the Baltimore Sun…

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Really, was it wise to publish Matt Duss so soon after the Scott Templeton fiasco? Makes me wonder if there's even a place called "Iraq"; seriously, does anyone believe that "Fred and Kimberly Kagan" are actually real people? Isn't it more likely that Duss simply manufactured...

Patterson Trips II

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Last week about forty Patterson students and faculty visited Fort Knox, which is currently the home of the US Army armor school and of a basic training facility. In addition.

Patterson Trips I

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We've been field-tripping lately at Patterson; this week to Proctor and Gamble headquarters in Cincinnati, last week to Fort Knox. Both trips have, believe it or not, spawned some thoughts.

Giving Second Chances a Try

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Better late blogging about it than never.Yesterday, President Bush signed a piece of legislation that I actually agree with -- the Second Chance Act. The Act authorizes $326 million to local governments and nonprofit groups to fund drug courts, re-entry programs, education, and drug treatment. The...

Post-Convention Electability

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Brad DeLong makes a stronger case for Sean Wilentz's assertion that Hillary Clinton deserves the Democratic nomination than Wilentz managed, and as he says it remains highly unconvincing. Since I.

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A Cocktail Question

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So I'm wondering what sort of drink goes best with the news that one's retirement account has lost nearly 15% of its value since January.I'm thinking this:But I'm open to.

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The Iron Heel of the Union

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Red State wonders why Democrats are so stoopid:Of course, it could just be that the Democrats are clueless about the military. Someone should ask the Democrats if they think we're still at war with the confederacy, the Germans, and the Japanese given all the standing American...

They Let James Q. Wilson Write a High School Textbook?

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Fascinating...Student Matthew LaClair of Kearny, NJ — whose AP Goverment class uses American Goverment — “was particularly upset about the book’s treatment of global warming.”The book’s authors James Q. Wilson and John DiIulio Jr. claim that “the scientific community is divided over the issue,” and “activist...

Southern-Fried Red-Baiting

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Shorter All-too-verbatim Treason-in-Defense-of-Slavery Yankee:Is Obama "merely" another radical leftist like another one of his mentors, Saul Alinsky?Is he a Marxist, as would befit his continued 20-year association with a church.

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