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The left doth protest too much

by Karoli on November 13, 2009

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Reading through my Twitter stream lately is a little like stepping into a stadium full of angry, outraged birds. Lots of protests and stirrings on both sides of the pot, peppered with a few whispers of wisdom from time to time. Escaping the din, I open my email to find a zillion appeals [...]

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About Afghanistan…

by Karoli on November 11, 2009

I’ve been reading and brain-picking for months on this topic, trying to understand it and trying to come up with how I feel about the possibility of making a longer-term commitment to a country that is known to consume empires. It’s more than theoretical to me — a close relative spent a good chunk of [...]

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