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Rest in peace, Tony Snow. You can't read blogs today without
tripping over a lot of genuine admiration for this wonderful
guy. Here he is on "Cancer's
Unexpected Blessings". It might be a good thing to bookmark, should
you ever need to be impossibly brave.
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Andrew Ferguson pens
a funny, yet sad, essay
at the Weekly Standard on a bit of tired, yet infuriating,
political rhetoric
that he acronymizes as CGTYOSI. ("Cause Greater Than Your Own
Self-Interest.") With special attention to its use by the current
presidential candidates. Read the whole thing.
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Social commentator
Barbara Ehrenreich has devoted a considerable amount of her life to
studying and writing about inequality. So I'd imagine she'd be a little
depressed to see a blog
post from Will Wilkinson take apart her recent comments in a
Time interview so convincingly. (Comments Will: "I fear she has
no idea what she is talking about.") Will also provides a funny video.
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If you watch too many movies, like I do, you might want
to check out Cracked on "5 Terrible Life Lessons
Hollywood Loves to Teach You". It's approximately R-rated, but funny
and true:
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Technology is Dangerous and Will Eventually Destroy Us
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You Don't Have to Take Any Initiative in Your Life, Because You Have a
Hidden Talent
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Corporations Exist Only to Create Evil
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Love Conquers All
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The Underdog Will Always Win, and Automatically Deserves To
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Technology is Dangerous and Will Eventually Destroy Us
Jul
12
2008
URLs du Jour
2008-07-12