October 6, 2009 3:27PM 

# Tuesday Links 

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- Well, [is conservatism “brain dead” after all](http://bit.ly/4AftD2)? David Boaz: “What does conservatism stand for today, other than opposition to President Obama?”

- Why Congress should [not renew](http://bit.ly/2kaTH) the PATRIOT Act’s “lone wolf” provision.

- [Sex and security](http://bit.ly/3jYPIx) in Afghanistan.

- Barack Obama: “[The omnipresent omnipresident.](http://bit.ly/mWR2w)”

- Federal spending has [doubled](http://www.downsizinggovernment.org/images/chart2-big.png) in less than a decade. [Here’s what we can do about it. ](http://downsizinggovernment.com/)

- Podcast: “[Unemployment and Stimulus Part II](http://bit.ly/4nAt9R)”

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