Heading out to Great American this afternoon to watch the 60-76 Reds play for pride against the 59-76 Giants. Woo. Hoo. Some links for your pleasure:Loomis recalls Earl Butz, a great American bastard.Galrahn discusses the role that amphibious warfare ships will play in Gustav relief...
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Lazy blogging Friday...This Michael Gordon piece on the "Shia Awakening" is as good as advertised, although Spackerman offers some caveats.David Axe reports that the Iraqi military is increasingly arming itself.
A Philosopher's Blog deconstructs the Pew report on prisons in the U.S. Nothing groundbreaking, but a solid and detailed analysis. Check it out here.