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October 10, 2009 11:46 AM Mr. Incredible by Roger Kimball, from Roger's Rules Over at The Corner, a fellow calling himself David Kahane (a pen name of a Hollywood writer) posts this splendid exercise in hypothetical prestidigitation. Watch in amazement as obvious counter-factuals turn out to boast the blunt currency of quotidian reality. You scale the heights of subjunctive fantasy only to find yourself delivered to the stern [...] Click here to read the entire article » |
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