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	<title>A Second Hand Conjecture &#187; western</title>
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		<title>Ruining Ramadan in Egypt</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/09/09/ruining-ramadan-in-egypt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:04:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ramadan always means new soap operas in the Arab world. I learned today it also means not even thinking about masturbation. A small thing to you perhaps, but in a repressive sexual society where the curves of the female figure &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/09/09/ruining-ramadan-in-egypt/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Western Vibe Ticket</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:45:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ChrisB</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Todd Zywicki, of the Volokh Conspiracy, takes a look at libertarianism in the McCain/Palin ticket and notes a distinct western vibe to the first all-western ticket in our history. He had an interesting observation that I think captures a lot &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/09/05/a-western-vibe-ticket/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Christopher Hitchens on Robert Mugabe</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2008 09:08:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;d heard that Hitch addressed the situation in Zimbabwe in his introductory remarks at the Freedom Fest 2008 debate with Dinesh D&#8217;Souza, but I hadn&#8217;t seen the video of it until today. It&#8217;s worth a watch. The subject of the &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/31/christopher-hitchens-on-robert-mugabe/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>When There&#8217;s Nothing Left to Burn You Have to Set Yourself on Fire</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:27:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joshua Foust</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sorry for my absenteeism on this, guys, but I&#8217;ve barely had the time to write on Registan.net about the war in Georgia (seriously, go there for some really in-depth discussions about what is going on), and have simply neglected copying &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/11/when-theres-nothing-left-to-burn-you-have-to-set-yourself-on-fire/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Saris too Sexy for Nigeria</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/06/saris-too-sexy-for-nigeria/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:52:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Indian women may soon face imprisonment for wearing their traditional saris in Nigeria. The mid-riff exposing garments have run afoul of Muslim conservatives as being too sexually provocative. There are estimated to be about 25,000 Indians living in Nigeria, primarily &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/06/saris-too-sexy-for-nigeria/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>China &amp; Russia: Models and Modalities</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/03/china-russia-models-and-modalities/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 04:28:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Francis Fukuyama chats with Robert Kagan on a number of interesting things: Flash &#124; WMV &#124; MP3 (via: The American Interest). Of immediate interest is Kagan&#8217;s notion that the the emergence of global multipolarity induces an imperfect, baseline bipolarity of &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/03/china-russia-models-and-modalities/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Nouveau Western Revisited</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/02/nouveau-western-revisited/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2008 13:32:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post of stills reminded me once again of how gorgeous the landscape cinematography was in Brokeback Mountain. Also reminded me of what a friend of mine described as its secret: &#8220;You&#8217;re in the Canadian Rockies. Turn the camera on.&#8221; &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/02/nouveau-western-revisited/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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