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Carnival of Divided Government - August Dog Days Edition
I host a (more or less) monthly compilation of posts and articles on the subject of divided government at Divided We Stand United We Fall. The August Carnival of Divided Governmen...

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Carnival of Divided Government TERTIUS DECIMUS Post-Memorial Day Fishing Holiday Edition
A day late, but welcome to the May 29, 2007 edition of the Carnival of Divided Government. This edition brought to you from the global headqu...

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Video: Rotating Skyscraper Set For Dubai
Seriously, you have to look at this. Each floor moves independent of one another so the shape is constantly changing. AND, it creates enough wi...

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The genetics of altruism
Are humans innately good, or innately selfish? That’s a fundamental question when it comes to discussing morality, law and society. ...

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A “Euston Manifesto” for American Conservatives?
Over at my blog, Neomugwump, I am wondering why there is no “Euston Manifesto” on the Right and Center-Right. With conservatism as...

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The “Sink or Swim” strategy
It took me awhile, but I’ve read the entire ISG report. My detailed thoughts are over at Midtopia. Here at Donklephant I’ll do the executive summary. There’s not...

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The educated class
When our children were little, their grandparents really liked talking “baby talk” to them. I’d watch as supposedly intelligent ad...

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Blue sky thoughts
I’ve come up with a couple of out-there ideas — one on the minimum wage, the other on campaign contributions. I don’t pretend th...

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Is luck genetic?
I don’t really think so, but after what happened to my family this weekend, I’m beginning to wonder. ...

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Cashless crepes
NPR had an interesting take on the evolving cashless society this morning, telling the story of a small cafe in Washington, D.C. that has st...

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What can we do about North Korea?
Okay, so I’m not sure why we’re suddenly all atwitter about North Korea demonstrating it has nukes, since we’ve credited ...

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