Kevin: I don’t cherry pick and you have no evidence that I do. In fact, you have no idea as to the extent of my study on the topic. As I said, be more charitable . . .   and wise. The evidence is that Pope John Paul II and the newest Catechism have cherry picked and attempted ...

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Last week, the final brigade of US combat troops left Iraq. This struck me as fairly major news despite being largely overshadowed by the current Park51 controversy. It also gave me a good reason to contact James Joyner to talk about his take on the departure and American foreign policy/military for...

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This is a repost from 2006 (so you need to right-click on the links) What if the part of human nature which wants paternalism, or maternalism, in the State is sometimes, or often, stronger than the part that wants freedom, autonomy,  self-reliance and self-d eterminati on? What if ...

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...ure (and present). “Applying knowledge in new ways is how innovation occurs, and innovation is critical to any nation’s economic and national security.” (see http://www .tcsdaily. com/Articl e.aspx?id= 020310A ) As I say: these elements interest me and righ...

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