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	<title>The Hagar Review</title>
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	<description>&#34;The Elusive Truth&#34;</description>
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		<title>The Military and Society</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The pundits have mostly ignored the last portion of Barack Obama&#8217;s State of the Union speech, when he compared American society with the military. Obama said this:
&#8220;You know, one of my proudest possessions is the flag that the SEAL team took with them on the mission to get bin Laden. On it are each of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thehagarreview.com/2012/02/22/the-military-and-society/</link>
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		<title>The Entitlement Culture</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Although the New York Times editorial writers have not yet commented on the lead story last weekend about nearly half of all Americans being dependent on government programs there are four letters from readers today on the topic. And, a few days ago Paul Krugman wrote that Americans who claim to be conservatives are not [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thehagarreview.com/2012/02/20/the-entitlement-culture/</link>
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		<title>Condoms and National  Bankruptcy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Some people theorize that Barack Obama wants America to have a dialogue about condoms to distract us from focusing on the lack of jobs.
This might not be entirely accurate because the controversy about Catholics paying for contraceptives was inevitable, since Obamacare requires that all insurance plans must include birth control coverage. It seems a stretch [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thehagarreview.com/2012/02/18/condoms-and-national-bankruptcy/</link>
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		<title>Givers and Takers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Paul Krugman writes in the New York Times that many people in America who claim they are conservatives are hypocrites, because they rely on government checks and still vote for Republican candidates (Moochers Against Welfare). He supports his conclusion by referring to the Times report on the safety net, which said that nearly half of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thehagarreview.com/2012/02/18/givers-and-takers/</link>
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		<title>Personal Destruction</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In theory, it should be possible to disagree with people without resorting to personal attacks. After all, most people inherit their beliefs. If you happened to be born in Finland you are not likely to become a Buddhist. As we mature our beliefs are usually modified by experience, but since we live in different environments [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thehagarreview.com/2012/02/14/personal-destruction/</link>
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		<title>The Safety Net</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The New York Times has a lead story today about how what we used to call the safety net has expanded to such an extent that nearly half the population receives government benefits of one kind or another (Even Critics of Safety Net Increasingly Depend on It).
When the Times has reports of this type it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thehagarreview.com/2012/02/12/the-safety-net/</link>
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		<title>The Missing Magic</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Frank Bruni writes in the New York Times that Mitt Romney will have trouble getting elected president because he is &#8220;vaporous&#8221; (The Front-Runner&#8217;s Missing Magic). Bruni&#8217;s thesis is that Americans prefer a candidate who inspires passion. What they look for is charisma. He says George W. Bush had it, and so did Barack Obama. Romney [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thehagarreview.com/2012/02/12/the-missing-magic/</link>
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		<title>Optimal Decisions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Barack Obama takes pride in making only optimal choices, so the decision to abandon the rule that would force Catholic institutions to pay for birth control might be a painful blow to his self-esteem. The Wall Street Journal headline is &#8220;Obama Retreats on Contraception.&#8221;
The New York Times tries to be helpful. It is not that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thehagarreview.com/2012/02/11/optimal-decisions/</link>
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		<title>Sliding Toward  Totalitarianism</title>
		<description><![CDATA[All that is needed for evil to win is for good people to do nothing.
If there are still good people around they are strangely quiet.
Even if Barack Obama manages to back away from the requirement that Catholic institutions provide its employees with contraceptive services the damage has been done. It shows that those who favor [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thehagarreview.com/2012/02/10/sliding-toward-totalitarianism/</link>
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		<title>Arrogance vs. Humility</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The decision to force Catholic hospitals and other religious institutions to offer preventive care (contraception) to female employees has created a firestorm and caused the Obama administration to search for ways to soften the impact of the ruling. What is most interesting about this situation is what it reveals about the thinking of so-called progressive [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thehagarreview.com/2012/02/09/arrogance-vs-humility/</link>
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