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Faith in an Age of Fear

Posted on 2007 September 11 by mongreldogs

Today the Hun School had its second annual Convocation to commence the year. As the current holder of the Distinguished Faculty Endowed Chair, it fell to me to present a speech. (I did this last year, too; you can find … Continue reading →

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The Mongrel Dogs in Transit Hell: Airline Insanity

Posted on 2007 August 16 by mongreldogs

I am currently in LAX International Airport. I’ve been here since 10:30 AM and it is currently 9:00 PM. If you knew my itinerary, you’d see that this is the time listed for boarding Continental Flight 1803, nonstop LAX to … Continue reading →

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The Mongrel Dogs at Sea (12): From Arizona to Missouri

Posted on 2007 August 16 by mongreldogs

Seven days ago I had the opportunity to relive the American experience in the Second World War in one morning. In reverse. As part of the Regal Princess‘ stop at the port of Honolulu, I took part in a tour … Continue reading →

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The Mongrel Dogs at Sea: Constitutional Cowardice

Posted on 2007 August 6 by mongreldogs

Einstein once said, “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results”. Were he still living, he might well amend that to be the definition of “Democrat”. Although, truthfully, there seems to be less and … Continue reading →

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Speculation on why Gonzales lied

Posted on 2007 July 28 by mongreldogs

It’s pretty clear that there’s only one reason why Alberto “Fredo” Gonzales didn’t commit perjury: Because GOP senators arranged for his March testimony to not be under oath, and an oath is required for perjury. It’s equally as clear that … Continue reading →

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Another criminal escapes justice on a technicality

Posted on 2007 June 28 by mongreldogs

Interestingly, that’s not how the right-wing noise machine is approaching this story, about how some of the indictments against Tom DeLay have been thrown out. You’d think that people who have spent literally four decades decrying “judicial activism” and unjust … Continue reading →

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