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By Hobbes | Feb 8, 2008 |
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The Archbishop of Canterbury believes not only that his religion is dying, but his country's legal and political structure are doomed as well.
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By Petrarch | Feb 5, 2008 |
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Americans complain about the lack of true leaders and of today's poll-driven politicians. But if American is a democracy, isn't that exactly how it is supposed to work?
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By Fennoman | Feb 5, 2008 |
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If we're losing jobs and the Chinese are losing jobs, where are they going?
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By Hobbes | Jan 31, 2008 |
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When Commodore Matthew Perry opened Japan to the west, he took American and British missionaries along. In addition to translating, they also helped with education.
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By Hobbes | Jan 30, 2008 |
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This video just gave us the best news we've heard out of the Middle East in a long, long time -- Iraqis are beginning to laugh at their leaders.
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By Petrarch | Jan 24, 2008 |
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George W Bush, lambasted as the destroyer of peace in the Middle East, may preside over the most welcome development there since the Second World War.
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By Hobbes | Dec 24, 2007 |
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It is claimed that this boat runs on biodiesel made form the crew's fat and that it is carbon-neutral. But how is that calculated?
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By Petrarch | Dec 5, 2007 |
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By taking this preposterous action, the CIA has provided a signal service.
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By Petrarch | Dec 4, 2007 |
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Who owns your mortgage? It might just be...nobody.
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By Hobbes | Nov 30, 2007 |
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It's the teddy bear being insulted, by being given such a disreputable name.