Author: BooMan

We’ve Come a Long Way, Baby

Some perspective on tonight’s debate on the University of Mississippi’s campus. In the fall of 1962 the college town of Oxford, Mississippi, erupted in violence. At the center of the controversy stood James Meredith,...

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McCain is Losing the Argument

If you want to know how this election is going to turn out, it’s pretty simple. Figure out how many states that Mondale-Ferraro would have won if Ronald Reagan had been black. In other words, McCain-Palin are every bit the...

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Modern Pirates

This is so awesome: NAIROBI, Kenya — Somalia’s notorious pirates have staged perhaps their most brazen attack yet, seizing a Ukrainian ship in the Indian Ocean full of arms bound for Kenya’s military, including dozens of battle...

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Great Moments in Debating History

What’s your favorite debate moment of all time? Here’s mine, from the October 8th, 2004 presidential debate: BUSH: I own a timber company? (LAUGHTER) That’s news to me. (LAUGHTER) Need some wood?...

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