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A Man of Illusions

By jack_cerf
Throughout the 1930s the Treasury had warned that rearmament was unaffordable and that another war with Germany would bankrupt the country, ruin the British ... Read More

The Secret to Churchill...

By Freetrader2
and the reason he is still and will always be relevant, is his essential sympathy and humanity. He was shaped by the best standards of the Victorian age. ... Read More

Rosin's complaint is not about the law

By dangermouse
But about the way the law is enforced. It's not the law's fault if police officers can't determine the difference between dangerous aggression, mutual ... Read More

Social Justice

By MrNatural
I agree with Ms. Rosin's main point, that Tiger's refusal to speak on the matter may be to protect his wife from prosecution under Florida's rigid domestic ... Read More

The Key Variable Is Human Suffering

By todji
Which course of action leads to the least amount? As much as a pacifist and ant-war activist as I have been, if pulling out leads to chaos and full scale ... Read More

Drive Cam

By omahatmbgfan
When Drive Cam first came out, my employer installed it in all of our 10 ton trucks. While everyone quickly regarded it as an Orwellian "Big Brother" sort ... Read More

Probably not

By Arlington
Obama's "strategy" appears to be similar to Bush's stay-the-course "strategy" in Iraq. As far as we know, and unless Obama says differently, we plan to ... Read More

Sad and True. India is American's Asian Partner.

By jwschmidt
There is no country outside the periphery of "the west" which more reflects our own experience as a nation's as does india. Their cultural diversity and ... Read More

I have been that genius guy ...

By Malarkey
... and I have to say, it takes a lot more intelligence to know when to pick your battles than it does to just unload every time. I suppose I don't know ... Read More

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Shockingly Bad Advice

By MacAdvisor
Prudy's advice to In Love with a Super Computer was shockingly bad. First, she didn't help the writer with the problem. She gave unsolicited advice to ... Read More

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comment on the XX Factor

By Moirared
... particularly the discussion on intellectualls, featuring in the current Fraywatch column. <link> Moira Redmond Fray Slat ... Read More

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the last letter is a perfect example of the Peter principle

By Kal_Aline
wow, an office manager who doesn't know how to deligate, and which nobody has any respect for. KA good hiring decision, HR department. ... Read More

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The trials of the office manager.

By NewAlgier
The best way to attack this common problem is through the boss for whom you are Executive Assistant, I think. (Perhaps the he/she is the president of the ... Read More

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I disagree on the genious boy advice,

By chance20_m
I'll agree with Prudence up to a point, it is certainly possible that the boyfriend who wins all the arguments is an arogant bully, and I'll grant that ... Read More

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Nice shout out to Dr. Manahatan

By chfbtnka
Is Prudie revealing her inner geek? I expect a comparison to Caprica Six next week. ... Read More

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Mr.PursueOrQuit should cease & desist

By SueFischler
Prudence should have counseled that lawyer to demonstrate more prudence. Dating a junior employee of the company where you work is fraught with potential ... Read More

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Fray Bash - A Pilgrim's Progress

By Keifus
There's nothing like a song around the nighttime campfire to attune a person to the sense of earthly friendships and even higher powers. Everyone held ... Read More

Are Intellectuals Mean?

By Malone
Rachael, I found your most recent post quite interesting. It is, I think, a good-faith effort to address an issue that has long bedevilled our politics. ... Read More

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How To Kill Your Baby

By august
1. You will kill your baby. You will leave her in a crib, or you will sleep in the same bed with her, where she will fall victim to SIDS. You wil install ... Read More

Royko rolls over and smiles

By Schmutzie
When Rupert Murdoch bought the Chicago Sun-Times in 1984, Mike Royko, my hero, switched teams. He hated Murdoch, and said that "No self respecting fish ... Read More

The arrogance of ignorance

By Knute
Sorry, it's not the informed that are condescending to the uninformed. More often it is the uninformed who cling stubbornly to their mis- or lack of information, ... Read More

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Thoughts on Intellectuals and Anti-Intellectuals

By Adrasteia
And yet Rachel, I do not see a campaign ad from the left accusing conservatives of being "rednecks" or "uneducated." I do see ads from the right accusing ... Read More

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Why I like the fray

By Cyrus
I once heard a comedian talking about why he loves New York. He said one of the things he likes abot NY is riding the subway. He likes this because every ... Read More

Rachel...

By mattcable
I'm sorry, but no matter how much you might protest you are an intellectual. Frankly your post illustrates nicely the bizarre rhetorical and ideological ... Read More

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