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		<title>Founding Faith by Steven Waldman</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2016 18:51:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Founding Faith: Providence, Politics, and the Birth of Religious Freedom in America by Steven Waldman My rating: 5 of 5 stars Steven Waldman has written a very informative and fairly balanced book on the Faith of the Founders, majoring on five (Franklin, Adams, Washington, Jefferson and Madison) although touching on others. My version had 274 &#8230; &#8230; <a href="https://thoughtfulconservative.wordpress.com/2016/12/21/founding-faith-by-steven-waldman/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ann Coulter and Michelle Malkin</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2015 01:35:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[So. We&#8217;ve known that Ann Coulter&#8217;s chosen candidate in 2016 is Donald Trump. She makes no bones about it. Ann lost her luster for me long ago. The red meat she&#8217;s into is not my cup of tea. But it makes liberal heads explode whenever I link to or quote her. Clean harmless fun. She&#8217;s &#8230; &#8230; <a href="https://thoughtfulconservative.wordpress.com/2015/11/19/ann-coulter-and-michelle-malkin/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>My reads 2015-11-15</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2015 04:20:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[via Trump: Paris massacre would have been &#8216;much different&#8217; if people had guns &#8211; CNNPolitics.com. via Forget insurance. These Delaware docs only take fees. via Paris pays the price of inaction: Column. via After the Paris Attacks, a Call for Justice—Not Vengeance &#124; The Nation. via What Barack Obama said about ISIS being contained &#124; &#8230; &#8230; <a href="https://thoughtfulconservative.wordpress.com/2015/11/15/my-reads-2015-11-15/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>&#8216;The Attacks Will Be Spectacular&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2015 02:11:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Maybe 9/11 could have been prevented ... maybe not. &#8230; <a href="https://thoughtfulconservative.wordpress.com/2015/11/13/the-attacks-will-be-spectacular/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Most Think Founders Would be Disappointed in U.S.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2013 21:20:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A new Gallup survey finds that despite a high 85% of Americans saying they are &#8220;extremely&#8221; or &#8220;very&#8221; proud to be an American, 71% say the signers of the Declaration of Independence would be disappointed in today&#8217;s United States, while 27% say they would be pleased. via Most Think Founders Would be Disappointed in U.S.. &#8230; &#8230; <a href="https://thoughtfulconservative.wordpress.com/2013/07/05/most-think-founders-would-be-disappointed-in-u-s/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Map: Literal meanings of places in the U.S.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2013 21:16:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Map: Literal meanings of places in the U.S. &#8211; Slate Magazine. And the world. Map! #mapgeek]]></description>
		
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		<title>The 10 best TV shows from the first half of 2013 &#8211; The Week</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2013 20:44:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[And I watch none of them&#8230; The 10 best TV shows from the first half of 2013 &#8211; The Week.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Slow Burn (?)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2013 20:37:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[And the article: If you think the weather here on Earth is &#8220;getting nastier, you&#8217;re right,&#8221; says Alex Kirby at Britain&#8217;s Guardian. A new report by the United Nations&#8217; World Meteorological Organization — The Global Climate 2001-2010, A Decade of Extremes [PDF file] — concludes that the world experienced &#8220;unprecedented high-impact climate extremes&#8221; over the first &#8230; &#8230; <a href="https://thoughtfulconservative.wordpress.com/2013/07/05/slow-burn/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>US Parents Are Loath to Raise Future Politicians</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2013 16:37:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This is one of those polls that drives me crazy. Mommas don’t want their babies to grow up to be politicians, a new poll finds. U.S. parents who are pretty down on Washington and don’t want their kids anywhere near the political world. A new Gallup poll finds that only 31 percent of Americans want &#8230; &#8230; <a href="https://thoughtfulconservative.wordpress.com/2013/07/05/us-parents-are-loath-to-raise-future-politicians/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Reading 7/3/2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2013 18:32:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[If George Zimmerman Is Found Not Guilty, Can The American People Handle It? « TheTradingReport. I suspect some rioting will take place if he&#8217;s found innocent. The growing public acceptance of same-sex marriage and the legalization of marijuana are signs of that the idea of the government minding its own business — in most things &#8230; &#8230; <a href="https://thoughtfulconservative.wordpress.com/2013/07/03/reading-732013/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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