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Scarves

Posted in on certain arts, writings and performances, tagged , , , , , , , , , on April 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Stuff White People Like is hilarious.
“I like the guy in the white American Apparel shirt with the glasses.”
“Which one? there are eight.”
“The guy with the keffiyeh.”
“Oh yeah, you’re right.  He does look smarter and more political than the other guys.  He’s clearly more sensitive to wind, so he’s probably more sensitive in general.  You should [...]

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The fallout of the drug war

Posted in libertarianism, politics, tagged , , , , , , on April 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Is shown most starkly by the graph below.

(Source: NYCLU)

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Criticize the prof, get sued!

Posted in education, libertarianism, people, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »

This case is so absurd that it is difficult to take it seriously. Priya Venkatesan, who taught writing this year at Dartmouth College, is threatening to sue former students under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act for criticizing her in course feedbacks. This report has the details along with snippets of Ms Venkatesan’s own [...]

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