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February 2016

February 29, 2016
Here's the context: Back in November, I wrote a post on the Works of Mercy,...
February 28, 2016
In a 2015 Pew comparison of OECD countries, the United States ranked 4th from bottom...
February 26, 2016
So, look, I know you're all getting tired of my blog posts on Rubio, but...
February 25, 2016
Yes!  I'm having another go at live-blogging!  Stay tuned for updates! Carson's opening statement:  "we...
February 25, 2016
Yes, the Pope last week suggested that women in Zika-affected areas might appropriately, and morally,...
February 24, 2016
Some time ago, I wrote a little blog post about "Little Dresses for Africa," in...
February 24, 2016
And by "nutty," I mean unsustainable, worrisome, a train wreck waiting to happen. In the...
February 22, 2016
Yes, I've repeatedly lamented the fact that Rubio seems to be unable to make the case...
February 22, 2016
I am, as it happens, relatively new to twitter, having started only in 2014, a...
February 19, 2016
So last weekend, we were visiting my parents, having last been there at Thanksgiving.  And...
February 19, 2016
Fishtown and Belmont are the names that Charles Murray gave to his two representative communities...
February 18, 2016
As you likely know, the Pope held a mass in Juarez, Mexico, not far from...
February 18, 2016
That is, with bloggers like Mickey Kaus and Ace at Ace of Spades HQ, and...
February 17, 2016
Earlier I wrote out some explanations for why polarization and refusal to compromise appears to...
February 17, 2016
I did watch the debate on Saturday, you see -- and even tweeted as a...
February 15, 2016
Back from a long-weekend visit back to my parents, with no blogging despite the multiple...
February 12, 2016
OK, I lied -- or, rather, changed my mind.  This isn't about the latest Society...
February 11, 2016
Well, my post yesterday was a bit of a bust.  I was hoping to spur...
February 10, 2016
Here's what Chris Christie had to say at the latest GOP debate, as quoted by...
February 09, 2016
I'm going to tell you a little story, then, just for fun, quiz you at...
February 09, 2016
Every now and again, a person or organization I follow on twitter tweets out job...
February 09, 2016
Library officials, that is. As announced by the Chicago Tribune (paywall) and eNews Park Forest...
February 08, 2016
I'm going to be honest here:  I know there are many people who find the...
February 06, 2016
  This is something about which news has been dribbling out for the past year:...
February 05, 2016
That's Marco Rubio's new applause line in his stump speech: Hillary Clinton is disqualified from...
February 04, 2016
Perhaps you've read about the WASPs -- Women Airforce Service Pilots -- who are seeking...
February 03, 2016
Everyone's jumping into it:  the addition of computer science/computer programming/"coding" education into the curriculum. Suburban...
February 02, 2016
I'm putting this out there not because I think I'm right, but because I'm pretty...
February 02, 2016
If you read the news this morning, you know the outcome:  Clinton and Sanders are...
February 01, 2016
Here's an open-ended request: please share with my your experiences. I am signing on as committee...
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