http://mindyourmanners.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ Do You? en Vox Fri, 09 May 2008 16:04:59 -0700 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://mindyourmanners.vox.com/library/post/the-impossible-obama.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Scio, Scio) http://mindyourmanners.vox.com/library/post/the-impossible-obama.html?_c=feed-rss http://mindyourmanners.vox.com/library/post/the-impossible-obama.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 09 May 2008 16:04:59 -0700 I have been working at a new job recently, and I have had little energy for blogging. But today I took the time during lunch to pen a few thoughts on the Barack Obama problem. Additionally, my wife found my first gray hair this evening. 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It often feels like folks who support the Iraq War in particular and the War on Terror in general are unreservedly labeled neoconservative, neocon, neopig, baby-killer, e... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mindyourmanners.vox.com/library/post/neocons-ruin-the-world-sayeth-yon-hippies-and-paulites.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d10a7781498bfa00e398f2cffd0004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> government conservative war liberals america neoconservatism national review jonah goldberg http://mindyourmanners.vox.com/library/post/coming-to-america-pope-style.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Scio, Scio) http://mindyourmanners.vox.com/library/post/coming-to-america-pope-style.html?_c=feed-rss http://mindyourmanners.vox.com/library/post/coming-to-america-pope-style.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 16 Apr 2008 06:43:22 -0700 I was reading an article about the pope's visit to America, and was pleased to see that it was positive. I'm excited about this opportunity for American Catholics to see and hear the pope address them directly. It doesn't happen every day, you k... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mindyourmanners.vox.com/library/post/coming-to-america-pope-style.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d10a7781498bfa00f48cef13750003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> awesome america catholicism pope benedict xvi catholic vox http://mindyourmanners.vox.com/library/post/news-politics-qotw-the-taxman.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Scio, Scio) http://mindyourmanners.vox.com/library/post/news-politics-qotw-the-taxman.html?_c=feed-rss http://mindyourmanners.vox.com/library/post/news-politics-qotw-the-taxman.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 15 Apr 2008 06:06:07 -0700 As the April 15th tax filing deadline looms, many gay couples are facing higher tax bills because they do not get the federal tax benefits that accompany marriage. 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Specifically, the common myths associated with the war that many on the left side of the spectrum continually cite as reasons we have lost, will lose, or must withdraw f... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mindyourmanners.vox.com/library/post/iraq-war-misconceptions.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d10a7781498bfa00f48d0b631d0001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> conservative war politics liberal iraq political republican democrats america terror afghanistan national review kagan http://mindyourmanners.vox.com/library/post/bigotry-and-the-common-blog.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Scio, Scio) http://mindyourmanners.vox.com/library/post/bigotry-and-the-common-blog.html?_c=feed-rss http://mindyourmanners.vox.com/library/post/bigotry-and-the-common-blog.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 03 Apr 2008 06:43:50 -0700 I found this interesting article on National Review, and thought I'd share it. I enjoy the fact that Islam is still being preserved from criticism, even much deserved criticism. It seems that no progress has been made since the riots following t... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mindyourmanners.vox.com/library/post/bigotry-and-the-common-blog.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d10a7781498bfa00e398ec824c0005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> religion culture politics islam political atheism christianity pope relativism national review http://mindyourmanners.vox.com/library/post/hard-decision.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Scio, Scio) http://mindyourmanners.vox.com/library/post/hard-decision.html?_c=feed-rss http://mindyourmanners.vox.com/library/post/hard-decision.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 01 Apr 2008 09:20:48 -0700 I think the time has come for me to stop fighting it. 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