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Month: November 2011

My Dog Died Today

November 30, 2011Tom Van Dyke 28 Comments

Thx in advance for your sympathies, all. Of course, we weren’t lucky enough she died in her sleep. That was wishful thinking, that the decision would be taken out of our hands. Middie the Wonder Dog was 15 afterall, and… Continue Reading →

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Liberalism: Means and Ends

November 29, 2011Tim Kowal 2 Comments

Yuval Levin: The other, and more common, view argues that liberal institutions were the result of a discovery of new political principles in the Enlightenment — principles that pointed toward new ideals and institutions, and toward an ideal society. Liberalism,… Continue Reading →

Quotes Elihu Root, liberalism, progressivism, Yuval Levin

Towards Mending a “Total Disconnect”

November 21, 2011Tim Kowal 58 Comments

My daughter turned four months old yesterday, and I realized that since her birth, it is still getting more difficult, not less, to find time to write here.  For a while, she was taking extended naps and encouraging my wife… Continue Reading →

Atheism atheism, existence of God, metaphysics

Penn State vs. Nebraska Today

November 12, 2011Tom Van Dyke 8 Comments

I grew up in Philly, and since we have no decent college f’ball team in the area, we go for Penn State, even though it’s closer to Pittsburgh, which we hate. So I dig Joe Paterno, the graduate-my-boys legend, age… Continue Reading →

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Isquith on Lucky Mitt

November 11, 2011Tom Van Dyke 21 Comments

Up on the LOOG mainpage, Elias Isquith asks “Is Mitt Romney the luckiest guy in the country?” Well, Romney’s been the frontrunner since 2009 [if not 1968], so all this is really no surprise. Texas Gov. Rick Perry was the… Continue Reading →

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