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June 22, 2009

The Internet Is A Place For Ponies and Pol Pot

The Internets talk about a book about the Internets Continue reading →

Filed under Books, Technology

Tagged as Books, David Rothman, Huffington Post, John Holbo, Lawrence Lessig, Mark Helprin, Matthew Yglesias, National Review, New York Times, Robert VerBruggen, Ross Douthat, Technology

June 22, 2009

Human Rights And Poverty: A Question Pondered

Freedom from poverty a human right? Continue reading →

Filed under Go Meta, International Institutions

Tagged as Amnesty International, Conor Friedersdorf, Go Meta, International Institutions, Sameer Dossani, Sylvie Zayitesi Zainabo, The Atlantic, The League of Ordinary Gentlemen, The Poverty And Human Rights Centre, Will, Will Wilkinson, William Easterly

June 22, 2009

Well, One Sees Why The Right Doesn’t Want Tim Robbins To Vote

Felons, voting and Sotomayor… Continue reading →

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Filed under Crime, Political Figures, Supreme Court

Tagged as Cahnman, Crime, Hans Von Spakovsky, Heritage Foundation, Matthew Yglesias, Patrick Appel, Political Figures, Supreme Court, Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Atlantic, The Next Right, Washington Times

June 22, 2009

Neda Soltani or Neda Soltan (1982-June 20, 2009)

Will the death of one young woman spark a revolution? Continue reading →

Filed under Middle East

Tagged as Andrew Sullivan, Michelle Malkin, New York Times, Rod Dreher, Slate, Ann Althouse, Salon, Allah Pundit, Daily Beast, Foreign Policy, BBC, The Weekly Standard, Time, Kevin Drum, Huffington Post, Powerline, Twitter, Daniel Drezner, John Hinderaker, Michael Goldfarb, Anne Applebaum, Daily Kos, CBS, CNN, Dana Stevens, Emily Bazelon, Wowowow, Gawker, Hanna Rosin, Iran, Roger Cohen, Susannah Breslin, Double X, Los Angeles Times, Meghan O'Rourke, Robin Wright, Melody Moezzi, Peter Daou, Bhfrik, Newsbusters, Mark Finkelstein, Ulrike Putz, Telmah Parsa, Borzou Daragahi, Kate Harding

June 21, 2009

What We’ve Built This Weekend

Updated: Breaking: Liberal Bloggers Send Forces to WaPo Offices to Protect E.J. Dionne and Eugene Robinson Risky Business From Hope To St. Hope 2002 Is So Seven Years Ago It Has That Nixon/Kennedy Smell To It Get Dem ‘Old Waxman-Markey … Continue reading →

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June 21, 2009

Discussions of Motivation And Moral Vanity, Shaded In Chartreuse

Green is the color of my true love’s hair… Continue reading →

Filed under Go Meta, Middle East, New Media

Tagged as Craig Yirush, Freddie, Go Meta, Iran, James Poulos, Mike Rappaport, New Media, The League of Ordinary Gentlemen, The Right Coast, Twitter, Will Wilkinson

June 21, 2009

Ils Ne Font Pas Des Notes d’une Falaise Pour Cela

Well, it still sounds easier than calculus. Continue reading →

Filed under Foreign Affairs, Education

Tagged as Matthew Yglesias, Tapped, Alex Massie, Reason, Julian Sanchez, The Times, Education, John Holbo, Michael C. Moynihan, Dana Goldstein, France, Charles Bremner, Arthur Goldhammer

June 21, 2009

News Of The Week In Music Vol. 8

Headlines as songs Continue reading →

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June 20, 2009

The Whole Sphere Is Watching

Iran: Saturday, June 20, 2009 Continue reading →

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Filed under Middle East

Tagged as Andrew Sullivan, Ed Morrissey, Gateway Pundit, Huffington Post, Iran, Juan Cole, Middle East, Nico Pitney, Spencer Ackerman

June 20, 2009

We Now Return You To Your Regularly Scheduled Baseball Doping Scandal, Already In Progress

Why don’t we make a list of the players that weren’t doping? Continue reading →

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Filed under Sports

Tagged as Baseball, Bleacher Report, Deadspin, Fanhouse, Huffington Post, James Warren, Jay Mariotti, JL Wall, Sports, The Atlantic, Tommy Craggs

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