"Amoral Propensity"

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In Victor Davis Hanson
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On February 19, 2007
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Victor Davis Hanson is working on a novel. I'm sure it will be . . . uh . . . not good.Meantime, Hanson among others has twisted his toga into a bundle over the allegation that Austrian sniper rifles sold to Iran have ended up killing...

What was the Matter with Kansas?

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In booze , forced sobriety lobby
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On February 19, 2007
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I have come to learn that on 19 February 1881, Kansas enacted a statute declaring that "No person shall manufacture or assist in the manufacture of intoxicating liquors in this state, except for medical, scientific, and mechanical purposes."Defying good sense and decency, on December 5, 1887...

Cold…

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In rome , television
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On February 18, 2007
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The execution of Cicero... very well done. Pullo has killed more than his share in cold blood, a fact that we forget when he's murdering nameless extras, but the workmanlike way in which he carried out Cicero's sentence was quite remarkable....I disapprove of the depiction of...
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