The Volokh Conspiracy – Bogus Claims About Health Care Proposals …

The debate over health care legislation reminds me of the debate over the USA Patriot Act back in 2001 (albeit with the politics more or less flipped). In both cases, the legislation was very technical and difficult for a non-expert to …

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The Science and Entertainment Exchange: The X-Change Files …

The same basic problem afflicts every profession with specialized jargon: academics in the humanities and social sciences , doctors, lawyers, politicians, movie and television producers–even the manager-speak mocked by Dilbert and other …

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The Science and Entertainment Exchange: The X-Change Files …

ammiemay – Music

Music is something that has become a big part of my life over the years. I’ve always had music around me, even though my family isn’t very musical. None of us plays any instrument, but we love the music itself

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FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Are The Health Care Protests …

It’s been interesting to digest the interaction between liberal and conservative blogs on the issue of the health care protests. If you take a look at a service like Memorandum, you’ll find that stories about the protests have almost …

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Weeden Arts Watch: New Public Art for Memphis

Viewpoints on contemporary developments in the arts and current cultural events around the world, with a special interest in all things affecting the creative landscape of Memphis, Tennessee.

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Illinois Review: Proft rolls out education plans and endorses home …

Sunday morning, GOP gubernatorial candidate Dan Proft will roll out his ” education choice” platform plank at the Chicago black community’s prominent Triedstone Baptist Church. In light of this announcement, Illinois Review asked Proft …

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Bahama Pundit: Reality Checks in Education

by Simon •Simon is a young Bahamian with things on his mind who wishes to remain anonymous. His column ‘Front Porch’ is published every Tuesday in the Nassau Guardian.

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t r u t h o u t | Gallup's Anti-Health Care Bias

But on the current subject of health care reform, especially its most recent article that presents “key findings from Gallup surveys” on the issue, the post reads like a conservative manifesto for delaying legislation until it succumbs …

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