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    • 31 Ratings
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    Erik Naggum on Atlas Shrugged

    JANUARY 9, 2010 9:55AM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: afterlife, channeling, social system, book review, analysis, review, free speech, the fountainhead, atlas shrugged, objectivist, objectivism, ayn rand, rand, politics, literature, article, writing, e-mail, email, essay, quotation, controversial, controversy, collection, mass, corpus, information, wisdom, knowledge, celebration, legacy, epitaph, memorial, remembrance, memories, memory, erik naggum, naggum

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    • 10 Ratings
    • 9565 Views
    • 77 Comments
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    Live Blogging continues with Inaugural Balls & Parties

    JANUARY 20, 2009 8:11PM

    By lpsrocks


    Topics: why don't i have tickets?, analysis, fashion, music, obama, inauguration, live blog

    • Editor's Pick
    • 34 Ratings
    • 6273 Views
    • 97 Comments
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    Was the recent Wisconsin Senate action really Illegal?

    MARCH 10, 2011 9:37AM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: process, confrontation, manipulated, manipulation, power grab, act, union rights, unions, rights, collective bargaining, politics, wisconsin, illegal, compliance, open meetings law, illegal act, legislature, state legislature, due process, process denied, justice denied, inappropriate, overstepped, overreach, overreached, explanation, analysis, review, objection, objected, rule, law, legislation, republican, democrat, coup, rush, notice, lack of notice, 2 hours, 24 hours, procedure, senate, wi

    • 5 Ratings
    • 6200 Views
    • 7 Comments
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    Reasons Why DVD Sales Are Down

    FEBRUARY 19, 2011 10:19PM

    By Nick Leshi


    Topics: analysis, news, dvds

    • 18 Ratings
    • 3856 Views
    • 41 Comments
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    Settled Law on Abortion, and Why Stare Decisis Matters

    NOVEMBER 22, 2009 2:28PM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: strict constructionist, strict constructionism, strict construction, originalism, originalist, prohibition, pro-abortion, anti-choice, pro-life, pro-choice, choice, personal, private, from the bench, legislating from the bench, judicial activism, judicial overstepping, makes laws, making laws, legislating, legislature, civil law, law, doctrine, tempting of america, the tempting of america, justice scalia, justice antonin scalia, antonin scalia, scalia, judge robert bork, judge bork, robert bork, bork, roe vs. wade, roe v. wade, roe, legal opinion, legal case, legal strategy, analysis, strategy, alternative, alternate, reformulation, reformulate, formulation, formulate, penumbra of the ninth amendment, penumbra of the 9th amendment, penumbra, 9th amendment, ninth amendment, 1st amendment, first amendment, constitution, bill of rights, supreme court, court, liability, stare decisis, clash of absolutes, government meddling, government intrusion, coathanger, coat hanger, safe and legal, unfair, fair, legal, right, abortion, politics

    • 1 Ratings
    • 2906 Views
    • 5 Comments
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    The defense will now convict the defendant.

    JUNE 6, 2011 3:33PM

    By tjcassingham


    Topics: analysis, research, casey anthony

    • 6 Ratings
    • 2282 Views
    • 16 Comments
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    Star Trek: The Next Original Generation

    MAY 10, 2009 8:24PM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: television, tv, movie, motion picture, star trek, restart, reboot, review, analysis, comparison, essay, article, critique, trekker, trekkie, we just watch the stuff, praise, disappointment

    • 9 Ratings
    • 2220 Views
    • 10 Comments
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    Heroes, Past and Present

    OCTOBER 16, 2008 8:22AM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: threat, shooting, assassination, hope, hatred, hate, outcome, loser, loses, lose, winner, wins, won, politics, obama, barack obama, mccain, john mccain, 2008 election, debate, analysis, hero, heroes, heroism, abortion, healthcare, health care, arrogant, arrogance, smug, smugness, tactics, election, strategy, performance

    • 11 Ratings
    • 2065 Views
    • 19 Comments
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    House votes to cut NPR funding

    MARCH 19, 2011 1:35PM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: afghanistan, debate, objection, reaction, representative, house of representatives, house, ron paul, speech, analysis, perspective, cut funding, funding cut, defunded, house voted, house vote, funding, npr, politics

    • 19 Ratings
    • 1998 Views
    • 32 Comments
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    Open Letter to Keith Olbermann

    JANUARY 23, 2010 3:10PM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: objective, subjective, parody, commentary, news, analysis, consideration, social justice, comedy, morality, humor, ethics, high standards, role models, television, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 9 Ratings
    • 1877 Views
    • 6 Comments
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    McCain's Ugly Ohio Numbers

    OCTOBER 21, 2008 11:44AM

    By James Andre


    Topics: politics, barack-obama, john-mccain, republican, election-2008, democrat, poll, ohio, senator, analysis, poll-numbers

    • 1 Ratings
    • 1694 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    John Masefield, Louis MacNeice & Tony Langham

    JUNE 5, 2009 12:26PM

    By Christo46


    Topics: books, miming our chidhoods, how we learn as we grow, analysis, poems

    • 20 Ratings
    • 1580 Views
    • 28 Comments
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    Melissa Harris-Perry on Risk (UPDATED)

    SEPTEMBER 1, 2012 2:09PM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: nola, new orleans, damage, hurricane isaac, isaac, mhp, mhpshow, melissa, melissa harris-perry, risk, business risk, personal risk, private risk, journalism, analysis, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 4 Ratings
    • 1436 Views
    • 18 Comments
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    The Merchants of Neediness

    SEPTEMBER 15, 2008 5:03PM

    By Ben Sen


    Topics: analysis, politics, polemics

    • 10 Ratings
    • 1099 Views
    • 10 Comments
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    The Art of Psychoanalysis is Alive and Well

    MAY 1, 2011 5:37PM

    By Gerri Luce


    Topics: freud, mental illness, therapy, psychoanalysis, analysis

    • 0 Ratings
    • 1049 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    Edward Scissorhands vs. Frankinstein - Film Analysis

    JUNE 8, 2012 3:57PM

    By Vernon Scott


    Topics: movies, fiction, film, analysis, edward, scissorhands, frankenstein

    • 18 Ratings
    • 1036 Views
    • 39 Comments
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    Silver Linings in Massachusetts

    JANUARY 19, 2010 10:46PM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: filled the open seat, filled the empty seat, fill the empty seat, fill the open seat, replacement, ted kennedy, kennedy, special election, congressional, congress, senator, eeny meeny miny moe, moe, miny, meeny, eeny, pendulum, filibuster, analysis, thoughts, silver linings, lessons, win, loss, result, upset, elected, election, massachusetts, ma, martha coakley, scott brown, politics

    • 3 Ratings
    • 1034 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    Tomorrowland

    OCTOBER 18, 2010 6:33AM

    By Ryan Dawson


    Topics: season finale, simulacra and simulations, baudrillard, don draper, amc, analysis, tv, mad men

    • 15 Ratings
    • 1029 Views
    • 15 Comments
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    Point of No Return

    JANUARY 19, 2010 12:06AM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: condoning, condone, not proper, improper, impropriety, bad character, character, standards, bad role model, not a role model, role model, setting a bad example, setting an example, fraud, stuffing, stuff, ballot, vote, election, lying, lie, innuendo, hinted, hint, recommendation, low road, high road, moral high ground, right from wrong, right vs wrong, right and wrong, wrong, right, analysis, morality, moral, immoral, unethical, unacceptable, not accepted, accepted, acceptance, breach of trust, inappropriate, over the line, crossing the line, cheater, cheating, politics

    • 2 Ratings
    • 961 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    Blowing Smoke

    OCTOBER 11, 2010 3:47AM

    By Ryan Dawson


    Topics: america, business, tobacco, don draper, analysis, tv, mad men

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