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Getting To 270: Same As It Ever Was
George Will just saved me a lot of time I would have spent reading RCP articles about the 2012 presidential election over the next year. He did so by reminding us that the election will hinge on the same battleground … Continue reading
Tagged George Will, Politics
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Offshore Money, Taxes And Obama Apologists
In the survival-of-the-fittest environment of blogging economists, a revealing story unfolded. What began as a practical lesson in corporate finance, ended up highlighting the hypocrisy of a key Obama cheerleader who is all for higher taxes, as long as others … Continue reading
Ireland’s Bloody Sunday
If Tuesday’s [05/17] news of the British Queen visiting Ireland’s Croke Park stadium did not seem unusual, then like me, you need a refresher on ‘The Troubles.’ Opening lyrics to the U2 song, Sunday Bloody Sunday: I can’t believe the … Continue reading
Posted in 2TG Favorites, Books & Reading, Current Affairs & History
Tagged Ireland, Norman Davies, U2
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God and imagination
The greatest Christian writers of the last century — C.S. Lewis [Chronicles of Narnia], G.K. Chesterton [The Ethics of Elfland, a chapter in Orthodoxy], and J.R.R. Tolkien [Lord of the Rings] — loved fairy tales. The reason is that those … Continue reading
Posted in 2TG Favorites, Catholic Faith & Inspiration
Tagged C.S. Lewis, Fr Vallee, G.K. Chesterton, J.R.R. Tolkien
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A Black Center Boston Can Love
So who is the black center Boston can love? No, not Bill Russell, he was so … so forward, but clean and articulate of course. No silly it’s Kendrick Perkins. Boston is the type of city that can embrace black … Continue reading
U2 For The Aging
Bono turned 51 on May 10th. From a New York Times Magazine profile in 2005, an excerpt: The band has been together ever since. Even Paul McGuinness, their manager, has been with them from the beginning. This is not only … Continue reading
Reasonable HardballTalk
One of my favorite national bloggers, Craig Calcaterra from the HardballTalk Blog, gives me a mention in discussing Tim Elfrink’s Miami NewTimes article which criticizes the new Marlins stadium in Little Havana [cant’ write that enough]. Calcaterra writes: As for … Continue reading
Posted in 2TG Favorites, Marlins Ballpark & Finances
Tagged Craig Calcaterra, Hardball Talk, Pete Toms
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Marlins Stadium Article Mentions 2 Think Good Blog
I could feel that something odd was happening to my blog for the past few days. Sure enough, a review of my site stats confirmed it, readers! The two-day triple-digit deluge of visitors were sent over by a generous mention … Continue reading
Posted in 2TG Favorites, Marlins Ballpark & Finances
Tagged Field of Schemes, Forbes MLB, Tim Elfrink, Tom Wolfe
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Erik Spoelstra: Making Allies
If you are Erik Spoelstra heading into the 2010-2011 NBA season, there is one big question mark; Will I be able to get LeBron James on my side? Wade was already there, but if he doesn’t get James, he’s eventually … Continue reading
Tagged Miami Heat
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George Will On Change And Power
The great George Will brings a detached perspective on the use of U.S. power. Will has always been the voice of true conservatism, the Edmund Burke and William F. Buckley Jr. ‘politics of reality’ brand. A brand that I am … Continue reading
Tagged George Will
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