Author: BooMan

World Cup Thread

That was one hell of a gutsy performance by the U.S. National Men’s Soccer Team. Clint Dempsey scored after thirty seconds. Jozy Altidore came up lame in the 22nd minute. Then Dempsey had his nose rearranged by a Ghanan...

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SCOTUS Upholds Straw Gun Purchase Ban

Does this Supreme Court ruling mean that I can’t purchase a gun for Antonin Scalia’s birthday present? It’s kind of breathtaking that four members of the Supreme Court think that it should be okay to make a...

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World Cup Thread

How is a person supposed to blog when Germany and Portugal are playing in the World Cup? Plus, the USA plays tonight.

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No One Asked You, Mr. Blair

Reading what Tony Blair has to say about the Middle East really churns my stomach. It really does. It makes me nauseated. I’ll give him credit for visiting the region often and having some clue what he’s talking...

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Democracy Depends on the Consent of the Governed

The most basic problem in the Middle East isn’t the conflict in Palestine or authoritarian Arab governments. The most basic problem is that the nation-states that were created there were artificially drawn and don’t...

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