I take a shot at Lou Dobbs, the polite face of xenophobia, over at reason.

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So reads the headline on this story about a California town under threat from the spreading fires.

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Jeremy Lott makes the connection in an American Spectator piece.

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Yet another Cato-mite has joined the blogosphere. Say hello to Justin Logan.

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I managed to get through close to five years in Manhattan without becoming a crime victim. Last night, statistics caught up with me. I had parked all of half a block from the house of some friends I was going to visit. As I rounded the corner of the dark side street on which I’d […]

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As usual, an evening of good clean fun for all concerned. Here are a few snapshots. One: Myself and Matthew Hogan Two: Radley Balko, Matt Yglesias, Brooke Oberwetter, and Gene Healy Three: Jim Henley and Eve Tushnet Four: Missy Schwartz and Lane McFadden Five: Lex Gibson and Andrew Chamberlain

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Blogorama V, tonight, 7pm, Rendezvous Lounge.

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Elliot Smith apparently killed himself this week. What a waste of incredible talent.

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An item on Craig’s List has the title: Seeking Female to Share Pot, MD Home â?? Deadline Sunday! In this instance, I’m thinking maybe it would’ve been worth it to spell out “Potomac.” Well, unless the owner’s just really hard up for a connection…

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I normally can’t stand finger-in-the-wind music snobs… you know, the ones who were hailing The Strokes as the biggest thing since the Velvet Undrerground in the pre-buzz phase, but decided that they were “over” as soon as the fratboys had heard of them? But I did have a moment of snobby bitterness on Monday. See, […]

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