Daily Archives: October 7, 2015

WP: Why you shouldn’t be surprised that prisoners crushed Harvard’s debate team

From the Washington Post: Last month, a debate team of three inmates with violent criminal records defeated a team of three Harvard University undergraduates. It sounds like an underdog story plucked from the pages of a yet unwritten Walt Disney … Continue reading

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It Is Good To Kill Your Enemies

Brad in Jerusalem posts to FB: On Rosh Hashanah night, many Jews around the world partake in the simanei milsa or “good omens” for the coming year. One of these good omens is “May it be G-d’s will that our … Continue reading

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Walking Alone

When I walk or daven with friends, distance doesn’t matter. The quality of the seats doesn’t matter. I can go forever. I’m absorbed in my connections. The hours and miles speed by. When I daven alone or walk alone, I … Continue reading

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The Republican Drug

Steve Sailer writes: With the sports and movie seasons in full swing in October, I’m reminded of the many unanswered and often even unasked questions about one of the more pervasive changes of my lifetime: the spread of weight lifting … Continue reading

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