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Eric Scheske

Wednesday

Allegations of Orestes Brownson's inconsistencies in later years are often misplaced. Recent biographer R.A. Herrera, for instance, alleges that Brownson's view on the democratic revolution that was picking up speed in the mid-nineteenth century flip-flopped. Herrera criticizes Brownson for saying, in 1856, that the democratic

Meyers

Jeb Bush joked in a new interview that he'd like to appear in a G-rated episode of the Showtime series "Homeland" and would like his character to kill a terrorist with his bare hands. So I think Jeb might be a little confused about what can

Fallon

Shonda Rhimes is set to executive produce a show on ABC that picks up at the end of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet." So I guess no one at ABC read the end of "Romeo and Juliet."

Humorous

H.I.F. "The original candidate for DC Comics' first headlining black superhero was a character called the Black Bomber, a white racist who would turn into a black superhero under stress, and be later described by comics historian Don Markstein as 'an insult to practically everybody

Tuesday

“The principal purpose of the foreign policy of the United States is to maintain the liberty of our people,” said Taft. “Its purpose is not to reform the entire world or spread sweetness and light and economic prosperity to peoples who have lived and worked out their own salvation for

Monday

Miscellaneous Rambling “There are two things you should know about the poor: they tend to smell, and they are ungrateful.” That's potential canonized saint Dorothy Day. I'll be wrestling with her words this week as I struggle with whether to get involved with a new poor

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> Canned beer made its first appearance on this day in 1935, so celebrate with your favorite 6-pack! Happy #BeerCanAppreciationDay [https://twitter.com/hashtag/BeerCanAppreciationDay?src=hash]! > — Bomber Brewing (@BomberBrewing) January 24, 2016 [https://twitter.com/BomberBrewing/status/691346198075052032]

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The 26.6 inches of snow that fell in Central Park on Saturday is a one-day record for New York City. [http://www.bigstory.ap.org/article/a2c422c5f539477eb8309e26cee7f64d/latest-gov-cuomo-lifts-new-york-city-travel-ban]

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> "My subject in fiction is the action of grace in territory largely held by the devil." - Flannery O'Connor pic.twitter.com/fXmRxLtFrW [https://t.co/fXmRxLtFrW] > — Catholic Thinker (@ThinkerCatholic) January 24, 2016 [https://twitter.com/ThinkerCatholic/status/691076511382802433]

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> It's winter again. That time of year when poor are making tough choices between food, heating, or getting that massive new tattoo. > — Offensive Tweetsâ„¢ (@TooMessedUp) January 22, 2016 [https://twitter.com/TooMessedUp/status/690528616992505856]