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		<title>Knowing What I Don&#8217;t Know</title>
		<link>http://observationalism.com/2009/03/26/knowing-what-i-dont-know/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:18:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sozobe</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Something interesting happened over the course of the 2008 presidential campaign.  I have always been interested in current events and politics, and have always read the New York Times daily and The New Yorker weekly.  I&#8217;ve usually supplemented those sources from here and there, CNN maybe, or my local newspaper.  But I&#8217;ve [...]


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		<title>Not on the Bonus Burning Bandwagon</title>
		<link>http://observationalism.com/2009/03/20/not-on-the-bonus-bandwagon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:40:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>engineer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The rhetoric about the AIG bonuses is flying fast and furious, but facts are hard to come by.


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://observationalism.com/2008/12/05/what-we-can-learn-from-the-1979-bailout/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: What We Can Learn from the 1979 Bailout'>What We Can Learn from the 1979 Bailout</a> <small>Almost thirty years ago, an automotive CEO appeared before Congress...</small></li><li><a href='http://observationalism.com/2009/02/18/who-pays-for-healthcare/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Who Pays for Healthcare?'>Who Pays for Healthcare?</a> <small>If President Obama's campaign promises are worth going by, there...</small></li><li><a href='http://observationalism.com/2008/11/25/christmas-bonuses-for-the-successful-courtesy-of-social-security/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Christmas Bonuses for the Successful Courtesy of Social Security'>Christmas Bonuses for the Successful Courtesy of Social Security</a> <small>CEO's see the benefit so early they never even notice...</small></li></ol>

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		<title>Budapest riots: not what they used to be anymore</title>
		<link>http://observationalism.com/2009/03/17/budapest-riots-not-what-they-used-to-be-anymore/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:18:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nimh</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8211; Crossposted from Cogitamus &#8211;
It&#8217;s March 15, a national holiday, and police was duly out in massive numbers to guard the some twenty different, mostly oppositional, manifestations that took place. March 15, on which Hungarians commemorate the 1848 uprising against their Habsburgian overlords, is one of the two or three most volatile days in this country. [...]


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://observationalism.com/2008/10/23/history-as-farce/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: History as farce'>History as farce</a> <small>I've given up on chasing after the riots like I...</small></li><li><a href='http://observationalism.com/2009/01/22/reenacting-their-parents-revolutions-as-farce/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Reenacting their parents&#8217; revolutions as farce?'>Reenacting their parents&#8217; revolutions as farce?</a> <small>[caption id="" align="alignright" width="180" caption="May Day march of the Greek...</small></li><li><a href='http://observationalism.com/2008/10/02/fictional-minority-again-declared-unwelcome-by-hungarians/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Fictional minority again declared unwelcome by Hungarians'>Fictional minority again declared unwelcome by Hungarians</a> <small>The Hungarian TÁRKI Social Research Institute conducts an annual survey...</small></li></ol>

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		<title>What I Want to See from Rush</title>
		<link>http://observationalism.com/2009/03/13/what-i-want-to-see-from-rush/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:20:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>engineer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Rush LImbaugh has been crowned the leader of the Republican Party by the Democrats and to the humor of all, his fellow Republicans have kind of completed coronation.  So how should Rush use his new found power? 


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://observationalism.com/2008/10/21/rush-and-the-tale-of-two-endorsements/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Rush and the Tale of Two Endorsements'>Rush and the Tale of Two Endorsements</a> <small>Everyone's favorite "powerful, influential member of the media" has had...</small></li><li><a href='http://observationalism.com/2008/12/23/taking-a-moment-to-realise-how-different-it-could-have-been/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Taking a moment to realise how different it could have been'>Taking a moment to realise how different it could have been</a> <small>This is Josh Moulitsas-Soros, acting CEO of Observationalism.com. Most readers...</small></li><li><a href='http://observationalism.com/2009/01/14/recognizing-when-youre-wrong/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Recognizing When You&#8217;re Wrong'>Recognizing When You&#8217;re Wrong</a> <small>Yesterday, President Elect Obama pulled off what I think is...</small></li></ol>

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		<title>Cutting Off Your Nose To Spite Your Face</title>
		<link>http://observationalism.com/2009/03/12/cutting-off-your-nose-to-spite-your-face/</link>
		<comments>http://observationalism.com/2009/03/12/cutting-off-your-nose-to-spite-your-face/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:16:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>engineer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems like a new Republican mantra has broken free from the dark corridors where is was previously consigned to furtive whispers: they want Obama to fail. 


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		<title>Who&#8217;s Liable for Medical Accidents</title>
		<link>http://observationalism.com/2009/03/04/whos-liable-for-medical-accidents/</link>
		<comments>http://observationalism.com/2009/03/04/whos-liable-for-medical-accidents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:53:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>engineer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A rare bad lawsuit is confirmed by the Supreme Court providing ammo to the anti-tort factions.


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		<title>Jim Bunning Death Watch, Part 2</title>
		<link>http://observationalism.com/2009/03/02/jim-bunning-death-watch-part-2/</link>
		<comments>http://observationalism.com/2009/03/02/jim-bunning-death-watch-part-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:29:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joefromchicago</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Jim Bunning&#8217;s current status is: Self-destructive.
The suicide watch has been posted at Sen. Jim Bunning&#8217;s office.
Or, at least, it should be.  In the latest chapter of this increasingly bizarre saga, the Louisville Courier-Journal reports that Bunning (R-KY) told a closed fundraising meeting of his supporters that he would resign from office if he encountered opposition [...]


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		<title>Finding Humor in Porn Statistics</title>
		<link>http://observationalism.com/2009/02/28/finding-humor-in-porn-statistics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:20:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>engineer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A little humor from the folks at the Journal of Economic Perspectives.  OK, they don&#8217;t mean it has humor.  Their article &#8220;Red Light States: Who Buys Online Adult Entertainment?&#8221; is a serious work looking at the various socioeconomic factors driving pornography consumption or as they say:
For economists, the adult entertainment industry offers several aspects of
interest. [...]


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		<title>Jindal&#8217;s Response and What is Says About the Conservative Movement</title>
		<link>http://observationalism.com/2009/02/27/jindals-response-and-what-is-says-about-the-conservative-movement/</link>
		<comments>http://observationalism.com/2009/02/27/jindals-response-and-what-is-says-about-the-conservative-movement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:07:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>engineer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Gov. Jindal's response to President Obama's address was very respresentitive of current Conservative thought.  Here is what I take away about Conservative views on government, taxes, education, science and defense.


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		<title>Jim Bunning Death Watch, Part 1</title>
		<link>http://observationalism.com/2009/02/26/jim-bunning-death-watch-part-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:42:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joefromchicago</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In his career, Senator Jim Bunning (R-KY) has worn a variety of hats.  He started out as a major league baseball player, where he pitched for the Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia Phillies and was good enough to end up in the Hall of Fame.  He then went into politics in his home state of Kentucky, [...]


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		<title>Moving house</title>
		<link>http://observationalism.com/2009/02/25/moving-house/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:28:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nimh</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[
Excuse the brief administrative intermezzo, but I am moving blogs. From now on, you can find me blogging on a day-to-day basis at Cogitamus.
To kick things off there, I posted an updated analysis of how the stimulus bill is polling - and what may explain the differences in results between different polls on the question.
If [...]


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		<title>Cartoonist Makes a Monkey out of New York Post</title>
		<link>http://observationalism.com/2009/02/24/cartoonist-makes-a-monkey-out-of-new-york-post/</link>
		<comments>http://observationalism.com/2009/02/24/cartoonist-makes-a-monkey-out-of-new-york-post/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:06:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joefromchicago</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[As Sigmund Freud might say: sometimes, a chimp is just a chimp.
Sean Delonas, editorial cartoonist for the New York Post, stirred up a hornet&#8217;s nest of criticism when, on February 18, the Post published this cartoon:
Now, to those who may be viewing this cartoon years from today, this cartoon is, no doubt, absolutely inexplicable, so [...]


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