Alright, that's it for me this week. See you again soon.

In the meantime, enjoy the ongoing insanitization of the Republican Party and entrenchment of the Obama-endorsed Surveillance State. (And on a happier note, as I recommended earlier in the week, make sure to check out Springsteen’s new album, a mixed bag but still really good overall.) Good times!

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The Republic of T.: Why Ireland is still struggling economically.

Lance Mannion: What it means to tolerate the intolerant.

Limbo: Why the essence of Mitt Romney is dishonesty.

AllPolytics Now: What the Senate's Benghazi report really means.

Round-up by Michael J.W. Stickings of The Reaction. (Twitter: @mjwstickings).

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