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December 28, 2012
Libya's Spillover Effect
Welcome to northern Mali, a once-stable region now overrun with Islamic militants and the harshest interpretation of Sharia law.
December 27, 2012
How Cheap Can Solar Power Go?
Scientific American argues the case for optimism:
How the GOP Gave Away the Game
Dan Drezner takes to the pages of Foreign Affairs to explain how the GOP squandered a decades-old advantage with the voters on foreign policy.
Crazytown, USA
The Daily Beast's Michael Moynihan heroically ventures into the fever swamp. Note: Above video not directly from Moynihan's piece; I just couldn't resist posting some Alex Jones craziness.
What Happened to Swing Districts?
The New York Times' Nate Silver turns his data crunching to the topic of polarization, and the results are startling. The part most political types understand is that the Republican wins in 2010 (at the state level) were key for gerrymandering House districts for the next ten years. What most observers have not seen, however, is the decline of split-ticket voting:
The 'Real Cliff,' Ctd.
Daniel Henninger writes something morose in the Wall Street Journal:
December 25, 2012
The Conservative Case for a Welfare State
Bruce Bartlett makes it (and, it being Christmas, I offer no rebuttal)
December 24, 2012
Jesus: Not a Meek Hippy
From First Things: how Christmas hymns misrepresent Jesus.
An Olympic Smoking Gun
Human beings. When you think you've got them figured out …
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