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		<title>Let&#8217;s make the Hoosier State, the 42nd vote!!!</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2010/01/21/lets-make-the-hoosier-state-the-42nd-vote/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:45:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith_Indy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bayh]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s much going on in the Hoosier state. We have 4 good candidates stepping up to take on Evan Bayh. The primaries in Indiana are on May 4th this year. Let&#8217;s make a list of questions we want to hear &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2010/01/21/lets-make-the-hoosier-state-the-42nd-vote/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Taking a Closer Look at Unemployment</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/11/08/taking-a-closer-look-at-unemployment/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/11/08/taking-a-closer-look-at-unemployment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:10:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Employment as measured by the &#8220;establishment survey,&#8221; was down by 190,000; and Many feel it is an improvement that we are not falling as fast. Well, let us take a moment to look under the hood of these numbers. First, &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/11/08/taking-a-closer-look-at-unemployment/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bogus Civility</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/09/19/bogus-civility/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/09/19/bogus-civility/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 21:04:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Synova</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Domestic Politics]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gov't Spending]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://asecondhandconjecture.com/?p=7115</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Finally someone said what I&#8217;ve been thinking about this constant call to civility: Have we transformed into so brittle a citizenry that we are unable to handle a raucous debate over the future of the country? If things were quiet, &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/09/19/bogus-civility/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Voluntary association and Freedom</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/07/31/voluntary-association-and-freedom/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/07/31/voluntary-association-and-freedom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:48:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Synova</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://asecondhandconjecture.com/?p=7083</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been hearing a lot, lately, about how the police over-step when they arrest people for what amounts to &#8220;being rude to police officers.&#8221; I&#8217;ve been hearing a whole lot about how our freedoms are infringed if we can&#8217;t even &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/07/31/voluntary-association-and-freedom/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Obama on bi-partisanship</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/04/29/obama-on-bi-partisanship/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/04/29/obama-on-bi-partisanship/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Synova</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was listening and what I heard sounded an awful lot like this: We sure aren&#8217;t going to do anything your way.   You had your chance and screwed it up. But when we do what we want to do and &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/04/29/obama-on-bi-partisanship/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Iraq &#8211; We&#8217;re Winning!!!</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/04/08/iraq-were-winning/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/04/08/iraq-were-winning/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:04:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith_Indy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A funny thing happened on the way to Iraq, President Obama declared that we&#8217;re winning. Anyone who&#8217;s been keeping up to date knows we&#8217;ve been making great progress, and I say, winning in Iraq. President Obama acknowledges the courage and &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/04/08/iraq-were-winning/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Evangelism in the Science Classroom.</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/02/24/evangelism-in-the-science-classroom/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/02/24/evangelism-in-the-science-classroom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:52:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Synova</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://asecondhandconjecture.com/?p=6828</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The other day Randy Barnett posted to The Volokh Conspiracy saying that a Republican candidate who believed in Creationism could never be elected President.    A couple of people wrote him nice e-mails explaining that creationism can mean nothing more extreme &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/02/24/evangelism-in-the-science-classroom/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Permission for Resistance</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/02/18/the-permission-for-resistance/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/02/18/the-permission-for-resistance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 06:51:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brief except of a talk at the 92nd Street Y between Salman Rushdie and Irshad Manji, discussing the possibility of reform against extremism in the Islamic faith. Rushdie draws a fine parallel with the experience of the Western left during &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/02/18/the-permission-for-resistance/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The irresistible allure of Sarah Palin</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/02/10/the-irresistible-allure-of-sarah-palin/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/02/10/the-irresistible-allure-of-sarah-palin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 04:59:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Synova</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I view this as near proof positive that Sarah Palin has a real, concrete, chance at being President some day.    2012 if Obama messes up too badly, and 2018 otherwise.  I just can&#8217;t conceive of any other reason for her &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/02/10/the-irresistible-allure-of-sarah-palin/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bring Back Welfare, Please</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/02/07/bring-back-welfare-please/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/02/07/bring-back-welfare-please/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2009 23:59:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics there are 11.6 million unemployed persons in the United States today. Meanwhile, the current estimate of the total cost of the spending package passed to alleviate this distress is $827 billion.  President Obama &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/02/07/bring-back-welfare-please/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How to Order a Hitchens</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/12/16/how-to-order-a-hitchens/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/12/16/how-to-order-a-hitchens/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 13:37:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://asecondhandconjecture.com/?p=6534</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[(image: Rational Response Squad) Here&#8217;s a tip for the uninitiated: When you order a whiskey in a hip bar, request it &#8220;Whiskey, Hitchens.&#8221; If you&#8217;re already slightly sloshed, you might merely say &#8220;Hitch me.&#8221; What is a Hitchens? It&#8217;s not &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/12/16/how-to-order-a-hitchens/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Joe the Plumber can read and write.   Amazing!</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/12/13/joe-the-plumber-can-read-and-write-amazing/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/12/13/joe-the-plumber-can-read-and-write-amazing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2008 07:45:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Synova</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I happened upon Mark Steyn&#8217;s web page today.   (I always mean to bookmark it and check it regularly but for some reason I never do.)    While there I found out something I didn&#8217;t know.    Joe the Plumber has written a &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/12/13/joe-the-plumber-can-read-and-write-amazing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Where have the strong women gone?</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/11/22/where-have-the-strong-women-gone/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/11/22/where-have-the-strong-women-gone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:42:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Synova</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve now read my first real &#8220;vampire&#8221; book. Okay, so it&#8217;s a werewolf book with vampires, but I&#8217;m told this is *the* genre these days. Kitty and the Midnight Hour by Carrie Vaughn. Not bad, not bad in a lot &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/11/22/where-have-the-strong-women-gone/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Joys of the Recession Vacation</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/11/09/the-joys-of-the-recession-vacation/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/11/09/the-joys-of-the-recession-vacation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 14:50:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t complain to me if there aren&#8217;t any new posts on ASHC. I&#8217;m sitting on a beach in Miami and thus completely out of the necessary frame of mind to bitch about Obama and triumph of statism. Now, these other &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/11/09/the-joys-of-the-recession-vacation/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Government by Rich and Poor</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/11/06/government-by-rich-and-poor/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/11/06/government-by-rich-and-poor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:16:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sadly, Myrna Bushell, Bideford (UK) town councillor and stripper/phone sex business owner, is resigning her office due to a lack of respect from colleagues. But in parting she also cited the time constraints necessary for local councilpeople, concluding that you &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/11/06/government-by-rich-and-poor/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>JP Morgan, Lehman and Nightmares</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/10/05/jp-morgan-lehman-and-nightmares/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:39:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am often asked about individual bank stocks, especially JP Morgan. Generally my answer is that Bank of America, JP Morgan and a few others look to be likely survivors, but how profitable they will be I am really unsure. &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/10/05/jp-morgan-lehman-and-nightmares/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Les Miserables</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/09/19/les-miserables/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2008 05:50:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>peter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You know, I&#8217;m a little tired of all of the snide comparisons of Ike and Katrina, in particular the comparisons of New Orleanians to Houstonians. Why is there almost no news coverage of Ike&#8217;s aftermath vs. that of Katrina? For &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/09/19/les-miserables/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>CEO&#8217;s as Pirates</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/09/18/ceos-as-pirates/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:24:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MikeR</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vox Popoli The executive class is not, for the most part, capitalist, it can be more accurately understood as a sort of pirates union that is loosely allied in common cause against the capitalists who actually own the companies that &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/09/18/ceos-as-pirates/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Substantive Debate vs Pot Shots vs Mudslinging</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/09/04/substantive-debate-vs-pot-shots-vs-mudslinging/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:02:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith_Indy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An interesting debate occurred through email over my short jab at Obama’s experience. Now, I think it&#8217;s great when we have substantive debate about important issues, but I&#8217;m not above taking pot shots at our political class. A little sarcasm &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/09/04/substantive-debate-vs-pot-shots-vs-mudslinging/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Luck, Good Karma, and Preparing for the Worst</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/09/02/luck-good-karma-and-preparing-for-the-worst/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:57:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith_Indy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had a lesson in all three this past Friday (8/29.) As I was riding my brand new Triumph Bonneville (with 2 weeks &#038; 650 miles on it,) to work, not more then 2 miles from my house I had &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/09/02/luck-good-karma-and-preparing-for-the-worst/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Blog Graphics Retrospective</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/31/blog-graphics-retrospective/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2008 06:25:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was searching for an image on my backup drive today and came across a cache of header graphics I&#8217;d thrown together for posts over the years. The diversity of subjects was kind of interesting as a gallery. Here&#8217;s a &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/31/blog-graphics-retrospective/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Family in Trouble</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/23/family-in-trouble/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2008 01:27:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MikeR</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[American Daily The single most important building block of any nation is her families. Destroy that and you can easily lay claim to a nation&#8217;s soul. I agree. I think we have failed to maintain the nuclear family and lost &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/23/family-in-trouble/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bad News for Pakistans&#8217;s Government</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/18/bad-news-for-pakistanss-government/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/18/bad-news-for-pakistanss-government/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:51:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MikeR</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Belmont Club In the words of the Economist, “the danger is that, once Mr Musharraf has gone and it has no common hatred to unite its disparate parts, it descends into feuding and paralysis This would not be good news &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/18/bad-news-for-pakistanss-government/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Hello from Mike Roark</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/17/llello-from-mike-roark/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/17/llello-from-mike-roark/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:47:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MikeR</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello to all &#8211; fellow bloggers and readers. Lance has graciously invited me to participate. I have been reading blogs for several years now (late bloomer) and have watched their influence in the media grow. I am happy to see &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/17/llello-from-mike-roark/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Surprise, Central Planning is Still Stupid (Even in China)</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/07/surprise-central-planning-is-still-stupid-even-in-china/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:56:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(photo: 2 Dogs) Modern China has a curious capacity to make otherwise very sensible capitalists instantly forget every experience they&#8217;ve ever had with government central planning. The Western businessman on a trip to Shanghai looks up and sees all those &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/07/surprise-central-planning-is-still-stupid-even-in-china/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Suppose He Wins&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/05/suppose-he-wins/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:19:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(photo: Dan Bennett) Dick Morris writes that it&#8217;s beginning to look like McCain can win (if he follows his advice of course). Also, McCain has had an (insignificant) advantage with leaners in the Rasmussen tracking poll for two days now. &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/05/suppose-he-wins/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Dissonance Control in Political Paranoia</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/03/dissonance-control-in-political-paranoia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2008 21:19:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(photo: companyink) After writing about the Ronpaulist fear mongering of Jordan Page, and then reading Lance&#8217;s splendid post on the latest contheorist pandering of Glenn Greenwald, a common insight has reoccurred to me: the absurd amount of cognitive dissonance conditional &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/03/dissonance-control-in-political-paranoia/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Moving Day</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/01/moving-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2008 02:09:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a Realtor, I often am able to congratulate folks on a move to a wonderful new home. Today, good wishes are extended to Professor Keigh Burgess-Jackson on his new abode.  The Professor won&#8217;t be cooking in his new home, and he &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/01/moving-day/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Dude, I have found your recession-Updated</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/07/31/dude-i-have-found-your-recession/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:03:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I understand that many find the media&#8217;s treatment of the economy under Bush biased. I agree with that. No argument from me. So I understand where Instapundit and others, including many denizens of this site, are coming from. That being &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/07/31/dude-i-have-found-your-recession/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Investing at Home in Africa</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:24:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(photo: William Bedzrah) One of the traditional problems of economic development in sub-Saharan Africa is that internal African investment dollars tend to be spent outside the continent. Thus it&#8217;s interesting to see Nigerian investment in Ghana has now reached $580 &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/07/30/investing-at-home-in-africa/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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