Oh, and that Other Thing...
http://lefarkins.blogspot.com/2007/12/oh-and-that-other-thing.html
314 days ago
By Robert Farley
For the last two years, we have justified putting a missile defense system in Eastern Europe explicitly around the threat of Iranian ballistic missiles. In addition to the extraordinary financial costs, this project has resulted in increased Russian host
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What Would TR Have Done?
http://lefarkins.blogspot.com/2007/12/what-would-tr-have-done.html
314 days ago
By d
So the British schoolteacher in Sudan -- the teddy bear idolater -- has been released and pardoned on charges of insulting Islam. Not having followed the case at all, I'm nevertheless delighted when the scales tip in favor of those undeservedly accused a
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No Country...
http://lefarkins.blogspot.com/2007/12/no-country.html
314 days ago
By Robert Farley
It's not at all unusual for me to change my opinions of Coen brothers' films on repeated viewings; I like The Big Lebowski and Intolerable Cruelty more each time I see them, while O' Brother and Fargo have dropped (although not precipitously) with time.
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Fighting the Bad Fight
http://lefarkins.blogspot.com/2007/12/fighting-bad-fight.html
314 days ago
By bean
We've all got to just face facts: we have lost the drug war. In a lengthy article in Rolling Stone, Ben Wallace-Wells tells us why. In short, after Escobar was killed, the US took its eyes off the ball, Clinton kicked out his academic and liberal "drug c
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The Beauchamp Retraction
http://lefarkins.blogspot.com/2007/12/beauchamp-retraction.html
314 days ago
By Scott Lemieux
Franklin Foer has officially withdrawn his support for the reporting of Scott Beauchamp. I'm not terribly surprised with how this turned out, having thought from the beginning that the stories had a certain...Glassian quality about them. It still hasn't
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Another Reason Not To Shop At Balducci's
http://lefarkins.blogspot.com/2007/12/another-reason-not-to-shop-at-balduccis.ht
314 days ago
By bean
As if the high prices and the fact that I have the greenmarket and Chelsea Market nearby weren't enough, they go and totally misunderstand a basic tenet of Jewish eating. Exhibit A:I don't know about you, but I enjoy a good ham 'n' cheese sandwich on my J
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It's Your Fault For Not Having a Penis
http://lefarkins.blogspot.com/2007/12/its-your-fault-for-not-having-penis.html
314 days ago
By Scott Lemieux
Via Ann, Megan Carpentier finds that the "Medicare program spent $450 each on about 47,000" penis pumps, although "Medicaid (which serves low income Americans) only covers abortions in the case of rape, incest or the health of the mother." Although an a
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A Defeat For Autoracy
http://lefarkins.blogspot.com/2007/12/defeat-for-autoracy.html
315 days ago
By Scott Lemieux
Hugo Chavez's referendum has apparently gone down to a narrow defeat. This is a good thing for reasons that Randy Paul explains here.
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Today's Dose of Shameless Racism
http://lefarkins.blogspot.com/2007/12/todays-dose-of-shameless-racism.html
315 days ago
By d
Based on the assurances of an anonymous "expert," K-Lo reassures the world that Thomas Smith is off the hook because Arabs are filthy liars.[W]e “should have provided readers with more context and caveats” – the context that Smith was operating in a
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Solemn Announcement
http://lefarkins.blogspot.com/2007/12/solemn-announcement.html
315 days ago
By Scott Lemieux
All of our efforts to convince Davida that she really could be doing a lot better having been in vain, it should be noted that Mr. Robert M. Farley is about to become the second married member of our collective. I will have the solemn responsibility of B
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