Author: Attila Girl

But the way I read it, the impact of speculation is such that any obvious steps we take toward energy independence (drilling, alternate fuels, conservation, efficient vehicles) will affect prices much more quickly than one might expect if supply and demand were the only variables involved. (Yes; I got the schedule mixed up; I thought […]

Yeah, Professor: I do agree that when Scalia discussed the virtues of handguns over longarms for those with less upper-body strength, he probably had women in mind, along with the elderly and disabled. But the Kool-Aid consumed by orthodox feminist groups—and even readers of mainstream women’s magazines, such as Family Circle and Women’s Day—is powerful […]

If you haven’t read this Atlantiic article on the spike in crime in certain suburbs—and how they correlate to the redistribution of poor people via Section 8 Housing—it’s one of the most important articles I’ve read in months. Maybe years. If urban planners have decided that any given city’s public housing projects breed crime, and […]

Over at Protein Wisdom, Darleen Click remarks on the ramifications of SCOTUS’ group acid trip this past week. Given the huge cost of transporting enemy combatants to places like Gitmo—and to feed and house them there—there is now no reason whatsoever for our soldiers and Marines not to simply shoot them all in the field.

. . . on the Heller case? Glad you asked. Via Insty, Mike O’Shea has some thoughts on the possible implications—in the form of a handy-dandy “top ten” list. (X-posted at Little Miss Attila.)

Chilean President Michelle Bachelet is a go-getter, meeting with the Canadian head of state and with Governor Schwarzenegger in quick succession in an attempt to grapple with her country’s energy needs. I would love to see solar power become cost-effective for something other than heating swimming pools; certainly the next few applications for that may […]

We need more like her. If she gets her wish, and we do manage to eliminate the “disabled Gulag,” we will probably get more like her, and the world will be richer for it. Thanks for the thoughtful tribute, Ed. (X-posted at Little Miss Attila.)

Robert Novak mentions the Jindal buzz in the New York Post: Jindal-mania naturally has my friends in Louisiana concerned that a national Presidential campaign will spirit the state’s new Governor away. Much as I despise a “bean counting” approach to ethnic/gender diversity, I do believe that—all things being equal—the McCain campaign would be better off […]