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surprising “intellectual competence”

here is an interesting story on Mike Huckabee and his chances in the upcoming 2012 presidential race. John Miller pointed it out on the Corner a little while ago and I bring it up because of this interesting little window … Continue reading

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learning

there are some things that are just true. one is that you can’t listen when you are talking. another is that you can’t learn anything if you know everything already. Both of those things came to mind when I read … Continue reading

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completely in the tank

your “objective” news media is completely in the tank for Barack Obama, and the creepiness from the campaign continues in the newsrooms. take a look at this. CHRIS MATTHEWS:….I think the President’s speech yesterday was the reason we Americans elected … Continue reading

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Jim Manzi nails it

Jim Manzi perfectly captures the intense problems with Sonia Sotomayor’s identity politics approach to judging. Many bloggers have made the argument that Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s famous “wise Latina” comment has been taken out of context. If you read the whole … Continue reading

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some questions for "a Latina Judge"

Judge Sonia Motomayor, Barack Obama’s choice for the Supreme Court, is really an amazing piece of work. Matthew Franck has more from the speech she gave in which she declared that a wise latina will generally make better judicial decisions … Continue reading

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