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The Intercollegiate Review seems very special, as this John C. Wright essay on Heinlein and the scourge of political correctness demonstrates. Note that when Wright says

Orson Scott Card publicly expressed the mildest imaginable opposition to having judges overrule popular votes defining marriage in the traditional way.

he is probaly referring to this essay, in which OSC opines

Because when government is the enemy of marriage, then the people who are actually creating successful marriages have no choice but to change governments, by whatever means is made possible or necessary.

Farley Mowat (1921 - 2014)

Farley Mowat, one of Canada's best-known authors and a noted environmentalist, has died at age 92.

Curse my memory

This song reminds me of another song but for the life of me I cannot remember what song that would be.

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Wherever Rob Ford is

It's oddly comfortable with him contacting the outside world, at least compared to other rehab programs.

Meanwhile, brother Doug does not rule out stepping into his brother's role if Rob is not ready by the election.

Eurovision semifinal question -or- This is Why You Always Take Notes?

Which nation had the rather Johnny Cash/June Carter Cash song in the Eurovision semifinals?

Am I the only one who sees Moldova's entry as a great song for a super-villain?

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And I think Latvia was robbed. ROBBED!

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Normally I would not link to the National Post

But I have to ask, is it just me or is there a certain level of measured skepticism about the the Ford brothers' version of events?

Steel City, May 7: A perfectly good plan ruined by the party Leeroy Jenkins

Characters present:

(I know this isn't done and I hit post by accident. Busy editing it)

(network connection crashed just as I hit post....)

Characters present:

Vieno Lipponen: Lawyer
Isabelle "Izzy" Traynor: Grad student, law enforcement and engineering major. Canadian.

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