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OTI: Can magic be a substitute for law? Would you want it to?
I’m back at Overthinking It, this time comparing magic and the law in fiction, particularly Harry Potter. I accidentally used some language that is probably going to sic the Libertarians on me, so look...
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Americans Doing Great Things
I’m not technically a Vet just yet as I’m still active duty, but it feels an awful lot like I am – my ship-driving and pirate-fighting days are over for the forseeable future, and I put on flip flops...
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Good news for Counter-piracy
Piracy is trending down, due to a combination of more effective international counter piracy efforts, widespread use of anti-piracy measures by shipping firms and due to changing conditions on the...
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Argo and Other Things (for 90 minutes…)
I’m back at Overthinking It… only this time in Podcast form! I was on the OTI podcast this weekend, talking about Argo, Graceland, GPS coordinates and a grab bag of other topics in a 90-minute pop...
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The Defense of an Undecided Voter – Part 1
I’ve seen in several places the argument or assumption that an undecided voter is necessarily uninformed – that the differences between the two candidates are just so obvious that anyone remotely...
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The Defense of an Undecided Voter – Part 2
This week has been busier than I thought (with law school and what-not), so I’m a bit behind, but as promised, I’m going to explain why I’m still undecided, as viewed through the lens of social,...
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OTI Podcast: How I Met Your Mother of All Earthquakes
I’m back at the Overthinking It Podcast, talking about Cloud Atlas (even though I haven’t seen it) and Frankenstorm (even though I’m as far away as you can get from it). Take a listen and tell your...
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The Defense of an Undecided Voter – Part 3
I’m still undecided, though my absentee ballot needs to get sent sooner rather than later, so I should probably start to figure something out. In the mean time, I’ll keep breaking down the sources of...
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The Defense of an Undecided Voter – Part 4
My last two posts discussed my preference for President Obama’s on social matters and Governor Romney’s on economic. I expressed some doubt in both categories, primarily related to my skepticism about...
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Election Eve Predictions
Well, the election is almost over, and with that done we can get back to the stories that matter – petty squabbling over the legitimacy of the election results, bitter partisan fights over the looming...
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Double Dose of Overthinking Like a Fox
I’m back over at Overthinking It, this time in both podcast and blog form. First, I’m on the Podcast this week, talking about the Hobbit (which I haven’t seen) and Life of Pi (which I have). It’s the...
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Beat them to it
I’m taking a rare break from my blogging hiatus to highlight this website, bostonmarathonconspiracy.com. It’s currently just a white page with some simple text, explaining that the domain was purchased...
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One Year
One year ago, a classmate was killed in Afghanistan. He was married to a good friend, and was truly taken too soon. He chose one of the hardest and most dangerous jobs around, and died serving his...
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Takedown of Fox News Charlatan
Fox News has a report up about a “whistle blower” who claims that Special Operators could have been in Libya in time to stop the attacks that killed American embassy personnel on September 11, 2012....
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The Fox Knows Many Things….like how to take advantage of a Government shutdown.
The Fox Knows Many Things….like how to take advantage of a Government shutdown. This one warrants me breaking my blogging hiatus/temporary retirement: The government shutdown, now entering its third...
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Hobby Lobby: Predictions
So I’m coming out of blogging retirement for one big score. I spent the better part of this fall obsessing over the legal issues at stake in the “Contraception Mandate” case just about to be decided at...
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