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Re: The Fulcrum of the "But"

Philip Murphy

Why don't these big business fat cats get out of their Barker loungers and create products that people want at a price they can afford!

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Re: Nuclear Diplomacy à la Turca.

Philip Murphy

I loved your article. I don't know if any of it is accurate but it feels accurate.

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Re: Why Do Americans Put Up With This Airport Security Nonsense?

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Midget Faded Rattlesnake

Claire Berlinski: Look, forget profiling, for the sake of argument--why can't we just at least abandon this absurd policy on liquids? Aug 12 at 6:59am

Ah, but sacrificing our liquids to the TSA priests is the new American form of communion.

How's this for a Crazy Anthropological Theory:

Human beings need ritual . . . Aug 12 at 7:39am

Not too crazy. I think people endure what they know is ineffective because to not go through the motions would be to admit that you are on your own and no one is looking out for you. For most people (not just Americans) that reality is the more difficult one to endure.

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