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	<title><![CDATA[Jonah Goldberg: The Toughest Whore in Opposite Town]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-kelly/jonah-goldberg-the-toughe_b_79861.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>The great flaw in the liberal tradition is the obligation to respect other people's arguments, even when that other person is a nitwit. </p>

<p>It's the downside of the dialectic. We're expected to engage with everyone, whether or not their facts are wrong, their ideas are immoral or they're obviously just using the vocabulary of politics to express problems at home. Result: Laura Ingraham.</p>

<p>And, you know, Plato's Republic.</p>

<p>Point, counterpoint. It's an intellectual duty, like cleaning up after your dog. That's why,...</p>]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Politics]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2008-03-28T02:48:00-04:00</date_published>
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