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Cafeteria Theocracy In America, Ctd

Andrew Sullivan The Daily Dish  7 hours ago

A reader writes: In your post there was a small but odd detail that caught my eye. You write "until Christians start condemning the greed and debt and consumerism of the past two decades as morally wrong, they have no.
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A Nose Never Forgets, Ctd

Andrew Sullivan The Daily Dish  Nov 16 09

Andrew Sprung builds off Jonah Lehrer's thoughts on the biology of smell: I think that we describe sights more precisely than smells and tastes not because smell and taste are more emotionally laden but because they're less precise senses than.
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On "Crap," Ctd

Andrew Sullivan The Daily Dish  Nov 14 09

Steven Pressfield's thoughts fit nicely in the thread: When you understand that nobody wants to read your shit, your mind becomes powerfully concentrated.
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On Remaining Catholic, Ctd

Andrew Sullivan The Daily Dish  Nov 13 09

Dreher is confused: I genuinely don't understand [Andrew Sullivan's] position. He doesn't believe the Catholic Church teaches truth, except insofar as it coincides with what he believes.
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The Church In The Castro, Ctd

Andrew Sullivan The Daily Dish  Nov 12 09

A reader writes: (Small correction; it's "Most Holy Redeemer.") I was a member there and sang in the choir for several years when William Levada, who is now Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in the.
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The Beck-Palin Party, Ctd

Andrew Sullivan The Daily Dish  Nov 02 09

Hoffman appears on Beck and slowly undergoes conversion therapy: HOFFMAN: I have good mentors here. GLENN: Wait, wait.
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Free At Last, Ctd

Andrew Sullivan The Daily Dish  Oct 30 09

A reader writes: If nothing else, in a minor fashion this renews my faith that my government (hopefully soon to be yours as well) sometimes does the right thing.
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Palin vs Johnston, Ctd

Andrew Sullivan The Daily Dish  Oct 29 09

A reader writes: How laughable and hypocritical that Sarah Palin would attack Levi Johnston for "selling his body for money.
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Seven Years For Bong Water, Ctd

Andrew Sullivan The Daily Dish  Oct 29 09

Jacob Sullum points out other drug sentencing absurdities: Back in 1993, I wrote a piece for Reason in which I highlighted the ridiculously unjust results of including the "carrier medium" for LSD (typically blotter paper) in calculating the drug's weight.
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Palin And The Middle, Ctd

Andrew Sullivan The Daily Dish  Oct 28 09

Weigel mulls over today's poll: It’s far too early in the game to make much of this, but consider: Four years ago, when Republicans knew they’d be facing a tough election, their early presidential frontrunners were Rudy Giuliani, Sen.
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The AIPAC-J Street War, Ctd

Andrew Sullivan The Daily Dish  Oct 23 09

Rebecca Abou-Chedid is one of the Arab-American J-Street donors vilified by former AIPAC staffer Lenny Ben-David.
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"American Psycho" Ctd

Andrew Sullivan The Daily Dish  Oct 23 09

If you wondered what Christian Bale was thinking about: Bonus hyper-cool Miles Fisher Talking Heads mashup with AP after the jump:
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The Maine Event, Ctd

Andrew Sullivan The Daily Dish  Oct 20 09

PPP warns that its new poll will show gains for the anti-marriage equality forces in Maine. It's automated, which may explain why it's different than two recent polls.
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The Feds And The Weed, Ctd

Andrew Sullivan The Daily Dish  Oct 19 09

Here is the memo. Greenwald's take: Criminalizing cancer and AIDS patients for using a substance that is (a) prescribed by their doctors and (b) legal under the laws of their state has always been abominable.
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Why Is Everyone So Sure Petraeus Is A Republican?, Ctd

Andrew Sullivan The Daily Dish  Oct 14 09

A reader writes: "Because he is" is way too simple. He is a self-described "Rockefeller Republican", from New Hampshire, no less.
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Voices From The GOP Base, Ctd

Andrew Sullivan The Daily Dish  Oct 09 09

Althouse responds: Sullivan is upset/annoyed that some homophobic things show up in the threads here, as if it says something about my blog.
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The Undiplomatic Michael Oren, Ctd

Andrew Sullivan The Daily Dish  Oct 09 09

Goldblog responds: [W]hile the world has an obligation to understand Israel and its motivations (or, at least, an abiding interest in gaining such an understanding) Israel has an interest in understanding why the world might see some of its actions.
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The Fierce Urgency Of Whenever, Ctd

Andrew Sullivan The Daily Dish  Oct 07 09

Jon Stewart won't be sucking up to the president next Saturday night like the HRC crowd. Instead, he's actually standing up for the troops this president continues to persecute: The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cThe.
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The Re-Branding Of America, Ctd

Andrew Sullivan The Daily Dish  Oct 07 09

Frum takes issue with this survey: Can we take this report as definitive proof of how silly such surveys are? For any item about which people really care - their brand of toothpaste for example - opinion is legendarily difficult.
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The Telegraph's "Scoop," Ctd

Andrew Sullivan The Daily Dish  Oct 05 09

Ackerman reports on the alleged rift between McChrystal and Obama: Officials throughout the Obama administration, military and civilian, deny any rift and contend that the controversy over McChrystal’s remarks is a media-driven event with little substance.
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