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Face Of The Day

 

US medic Roy Heggernes with the 101st Airborne Division Alpha Battery 1-320th treats injured Afgan boy Abdul Qar, 13, at Combat Outpost Nolen before his evacuation on the outskirts of Arghandab Valley's Jellawar village on September 8, 2010. Abdul Qar and his father stepped on an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), intended to target US soldiers, which killed his father instantly. Qar was carried by his uncle to Combat Outpost Nolen where he was treated, driven to Combat Outpost Terra...

"Isolationism"

Andrew Exum thinks Andrew Bacevich should "just own the term 'isolationist' and let the haters hate." Greg Scoblete objects:

To me the term isolationism has always implied more than just acountry's overseas military footprint and willingness to use militaryforce. It encompasses trade, diplomatic engagement, and an openness toimmigration, among other things. Just because you think using themilitary to try and foster a democracy in the Middle East or CentralAsia is an improper use of American...

Email Of The Day

A reader writes:

OK, is it possible that I am the only one of your immature readers who noticed that one of the experts in the article about Santorum's web image is named "Skidmore"?!  I am not proud of myself. 

You were not the only reader.

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Craig's Blacklist, Ctd

Melissa Petro, a former sex worker on Craigslist, shares her thoughts:

I wrote my own ads, screened my own prospective dates, decided on myown what I would and would not do for money, and -- best of all -- Ikept every penny I earned, all without the interference of an agency orother ubiquitous "middle man." Ultimately, while my experience as a "non-pro" was not the "fun" I hadcome looking for -- I found the lifestyle physically demanding,emotionally taxing and spiritually bankrupting, and so...

Great Moments In Movement Conservatism

Conor follows up on his complaint that The Heritage Foundation, which claims to be a defender of limited government, has hired radical executive power advocate and war criminal, David Addington.
















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Mental Health Break

Tearing The Room apart and putting it back together:

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Soaking The Rich, America's Pastime

Bernstein wants to know why Democrats don't engage in more class warfare:

Polls pretty clearly show that, at least in the abstract, people lovesoak-the-rich tax policies.  So why don't Democrats run on them?  Evenif Democrats actually believe that soak-the-rich is bad policy (dothey?), one would think that they would be inclined to run on theissue, and then trade it away or ignore it after the election.  Ofcourse, quite a few individual Democrats do run on this issue, andObama's policy...

Peak Oil, Meh?

Reihan isn't too worried about it.
















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The Beauty Premium

Yes, we're human. Catherine Hakim wrote about it back in March:

[P:]eople working in the better-paid parts of the private sector are moreattractive than those in the public and non-profit sectors. Tall andattractive people are more likely to be employed in professional jobs,like law or banking. For the ugly and short, it gets worse.Good-looking people can earn 10 to 15 per cent more than theaverage-looking, who in turn can earn 10 to 15 per cent more than theplain or ugly. The tall earn more...