No Straw Men

LinkedIn Partners with the New York Times
LinkedIn members who work in the energy sector will have the option to receive relevant, targeted Times stories, on NYTimes.com, which cover the energy business.
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What if National Review Had Printed That New Yorker Obama Cover? - Patrick W. Gavin, FishbowlDC
Interesting take by Roll Call cartoonist R.J. Matson.
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Can’t Find a Parking Spot? Check Smartphone - John Markoff, New York Times
This fall, San Francisco will test 6,000 of its 24,000 metered parking spaces in the nation’s most ambitious trial of a wireless sensor network that will announce which of the spaces are free at any moment.

Is Fournier Saving or Destroying the AP? - […]

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After 2000, McCain Learned to Work Levers of Power - David D. Kirkpatrick, New York Times
McCain mastered the art of political triangulation to become perhaps the Senate’s most influential member.
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Straight Talk - Radley Balko, FoxNews.com
As we near the major party conventions, here are a few questions for presumptive GOP nominee John McCain.
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Why the […]

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If Israel Attacks Iran’s Nuclear Sites, Iranians Should Hope It Succeeds - Benny Morris, New York Times
Israel will almost surely attack Iran’s nuclear sites in the next four to seven months. And if the attack fails, the Middle East will almost certainly face a nuclear war.
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The Audacity of Vanity - Charles Krauthammer, RealClearPolitics
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Googling the Conventions - William Beutler, Blog P.I.
The Google Adwords “buy your rivals” strategy can be a very effective way of putting your message in front of Internet users who wouldn’t necessarily think about your brand, product, service, candidate, issue, argument, party, or even your party’s
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The Joy of Selling Franks at Ebbets Field […]

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JibJab’s Latest - Andrew Sullivan, Daily Dish
And their best yet, I’d say.
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The GOP, Online Politics, and Internet Regulation - Michael Turk, Next Right
I would be skeptical of Internet regulation on the best day, and downright hostile on any other. I do not believe the imposition of a new regulatory regime is the cure to […]

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Why the President Doesn’t Use E-mail - Mike Nizza, The Lede
“I can remember, as governor, I stayed in touch with all kinds of people around the country, firing off e-mails at all times of the day to stay in touch with my pals … There’s no better way to communicate with them than through e-mail.”
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Published in the Spectator (Hamilton College), April 30, 2004.

To Torture or Not to Torture? By Jonathan RickWe know the general location, we know it will happen in the next 24 hours, and we’re confident the person we’ve nabbed knows what, where and when.1 The question before us: to torture or not to torture?Although […]

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Drowning in Riches - Kenneth M. Pollack, New York Times
Arab states are awash in oil money. Will it destroy them?

The Real-Life 24 of Summer 2008 - Frank Rich, New York Times
But are we safe? As Al Qaeda and the Taliban surge this summer, that single question is even more urgent than the moral and legal […]

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States Are Doing It for Themselves - Kimberley A. Strassel, Wall Street Journal
Kim Strassel documents the growing success of the transparency movement.
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Videotaping Police - Radley Balko, FoxNews.com
It’s critical that we retain the right to record, videotape or photograph the police while they’re on duty. Not only for symbolic reasons, but also as an important […]

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Get On-Air, All the Time - Patrick Gavin, Politics Magazine
In a world where communication avenues and opportunities are simultaneously more available and more clogged than ever, busting through the chattering masses in order to make your work rise to the top is almost as important as the quality of your work itse
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Could This Be […]

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Dead on the Fourth of July - Jesse Walker, Reason
Helms realized early on that it looked better to position yourself as a foe of big government than as a defender of state-created privileges.
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As Web Traffic Grows, Crashes Take Bigger Toll - Brad Stone, New York Times
Payne created downforeveryoneorjustme.com, as in, “Down for everyone, or […]

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The Grunt vs. the Flyboy - Fred Kaplan, Slate
The real reason for Wesley Clark’s ill-advised comments about John McCain’s military record
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The Headmaster and the Schoolboy - Emily Bazelon, Slate
David Addington and John Yoo testify on the Hill
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Pantsuits and the Presidency - Clark Hoyt, New York Times
Some supporters of Hillary Clinton believe that […]

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Hoff and Phelps Swim Ahead of the Competition - New York Times
Photos from the U.S. Olympic trials last week in Omaha.
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The Changing Rightroots - Patrick Ruffini, Next Right
The challenge with the right isn’t activism. The challenge is unifying it.
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Making a Splash - Keith Naughton, Newsweek
Speedo’s LZR Racer swimsuit is causing the […]

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Obama Reverses Position on Late-Term Abortion - Eric Kleefeld, Talking Points Memo
In a sign that he wants to reach out to pro-life voters, Barack Obama has told a Christian magazine that he would be against overly broad exceptions to the prohibition on late-term abortions.
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Rush Limbaugh Is Just Getting Warmed Up - Zev Chafets, […]

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Join Facebook and Save My Job! - Bill Bradley, VanityFair.com
Five weeks ago, my boss casually mentioned that he was giving me until August 5 to attract 10,000 fans to the Vanity Fair Facebook page. It was an onerous and epic assignment, and I responded to it the way any sensible person would.

Steve Schmidt Takes Over […]

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2008 Statistics on American Politics on Facebook - Justin Smith, Inside Facebook
A look at the American political landscape according to statistics on the Facebook user population.
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Can McCain Compete with Obama Online? - Ben Adler, Politico.com
When John McCain, 71, wanted Barack Obama, 46, to join him at a series of town hall meetings, he dispatched a messenger to hand-deliver the invitation. “You know, you could have just e-mailed this,” Obama press secretary Bill Burton told the messenger.
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Swapping Live Terrorists […]

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Earmarxist Don Young Named American Taxpayer Hero - Robert Bluey, Redstate
Why on earth would Americans for Tax Reform, the American Shareholders Association, the Alliance for Worker Freedom and the 60 Plus Association came Congressman Don Young a “Hero of the American Taxpayer”?

Right Watch: Don Young Is a Hero? - Jon Henke, Next Right
Is there anybody […]

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Facebook Fixing Its Grammar - Associated Press
No more should users see jarringly incorrect declarations such as “Debbie changed their profile picture.” Users who haven’t specified their gender in their Facebook profiles will be asked to do so in the coming weeks.

Political Freelancers Use Web to Join the Attack - Jim Ruttenberg, New York Times
In the […]

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Declaration of Independence - Ana Marie Cox, New York Observer
Jim Webb combines autobiography with iconoclastic opinion.

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The Secret of My.BarackObama.com? E-Groups! - Patrick Ruffini, TechPresident
My.BarackObama.com works because it harkens back to the early days of the Web, to the primary way that the online grassroots connected with each other before blogs: E-mail groups.

The Central Committee Is in Session - Jesse Walker, Reason
The trouble with the Federal Communications Commission.

Dumb Laws - Andrew […]

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Senator McCain Proposes a $300 Million Prize for a “Super” Car Battery - Newt Gingrich, Human Events
Prizes are the essence of the American way. Rather than bloated, bureaucratic government programs that are black holes for tax dollars, prizes unleash the creative, entrepreneurial spirit that built this country.

When Anonymity Fails, Be Nasty, Brutish and Short - […]

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To the Loser Go the Spoils - Dana Milbank, Washington Post
Back in the Senate, Hillary swung open the door of her private office and found two of her legislative assistants in T-shirts, caps and sunglasses playing at a ping-pong table while the rest of the staff cheered them on.

Legislators Raise Pay, and a Governor Pays […]

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The McCain Man Crush - James Walcott, July 2008
The press and McCain share a bond, a fraternal order forged during the endless bull sessions on the “Straight Talk Express” bus in 2000, when the candidate and those covering him became buddy-roo, fellow vaudevillians.

The Supreme Court: A User Guide - Dahlia Lithwick, Slate
While the justices cannot […]

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