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Our intelligence agencies have been taking a terrific beating lately because of their pre-9/11 bumbling. The media has painted an unflattering portrait of the CIA and FBI that makes them look inflexible, bureaucratic, and gripped by institutional lethargy. However, all of this negative attention is having an effect and will ultimately make our intelligence agencies […]
The first time I came up with the idea of building a fence to divide the country, at least on these pages, was in February of ’06. It isn’t that I relish the idea, the point is that I think it is unavoidable for many reasons. There are those of us who value opportunity over […]
Rarely a day passes on the internet without another article being written that claims America is a “hegemon,” that we’re “like Rome,” or that we want to “create an empire.” Take it from a Conservative, ultra-nationalistic, America-first hawk: Americans on the whole would rather drive bamboo shoots under their fingernails than “rule the world.” To […]
Just a few stories that caught my eye over the past week, whether I blogged them or not. Click the link under each picture for more information. Link: Miss America lost us the game! But: Link: I sure appreciate all the traffic, but what’s with the google hits on “Laura Kaeppeler feet?” Link: Pundette. Link: […]
He not only pulled it out, he did so in spectacular fashion (MSNBC) Newt Gingrich has won the South Carolina Republican primary, capping off a remarkable comeback for his presidential bid that reshapes the trajectory of the battle for the GOP nomination as the race now heads to Florida and beyond. The results mark the […]
Who’s number 1? Duuuuuuuuuuke.
A fine selection. Last year’s Volkswagon ad still makes me laugh. The dad raising his eyebrows is pretty near perfect.
The biggest problem that Mitt Romney has is that the arguments in favor of his candidacy have been paper thin and largely circular. He’s the “most electable” candidate because his supporters keep saying he’s the most electable. He’s “inevitable” because his supporters say he’s inevitable. “He’ll be conservative in office” despite governing as a moderate […]
Merriam-Webster defines “speciesism” as “prejudice or discrimination based on species; especially: discrimination against animals” and I have to admit that I am an enthusiastic practitioner of this form of prejudice. ‘ I don’t believe animals have any rights other than those that man gives to them. If animals want their rights, let them have a […]
Did you know that John Ashcroft has announced that he intends to put “U.S. citizens he deems to be enemy combatants” into camps? Well best selling author: Michael Moore: has heard about it and it reminds him of the Nazi concentration camps… “Meanwhile, Attorney General John Ashcroft proposed camps–and not the kind where you make ‘Smores over […]
This time it’s the Financial Times making this absurd pronouncement (via Real Science) This winter is turning out mild over the mid-latitudes of Europe and north America but we should not feel complacent. The severe cold experienced in 2009/10 and 2010/11 could turn out to be a feature of northern hemisphere winters over the next […]
That is, if you a tourist coming from another country. If you want to create jobs through something like, say, the Keystone XL pipeline, well, sucks to be you. If you are part of the oil industry, Obama’s EPA will try and stop you. If you are a small business, Obama’s extreme regulations will cause […]
On average the stocks of companies that buy stadium naming rights: don’t do well subsequently. (Well, at least from 1990 to 2001. Somebody needs to update this.)
A brief introduction to the amazing: Benford’s Law.
Our republic as our Founding Fathers created it is under assault from extremists outside our country and anti-constitutionalists inside our country. Combine that with the flailing American economy and global markets and you see that Western civilization is on the brink, as experts and all the GOP presidential candidates agree. President Barack Obama has tried […]
It was the debate that was over in less than five minutes. Although the setting was more dramatic as the numbers dwindled down to a precious few, the Thursday Republican debate in Charleston was another meaningless discussion signifying nothing. Once again, all the candidates, with the exception of course of Ron Paul, essentially agreed on […]
When former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman exited the GOP presidential primary earlier this month, left-leaning columnists were bereft. Huntsman, after all, was the Republican most respected by non-Republicans. In December, New York Times number-crunching blogger Nate Silver laid out the case for “Jon Huntsman’s Path to Victory.” It turns out that path sustained itself through […]
I have been working on this video for a while. It was inspired by a graph I saw at Doug Ross’s site. After looking at it, I thought it would make a good video. This is the result. Let me know what you think in the comments: Cross posted at All American Blogger.
The scope and scale of world poverty is titanic. In fact, the majority of the world could be fairly considered desperately poor by 1st world standards. So what do we do about it? Some people say we should forgive the debt of third world nations. Well we certainly can do that, but you have to […]
Europeans are always calling Americans ‘cowboys’ and saying that we think, ‘life is like a John Wayne movie.’ I wish they were right because it would make the entire ‘War on Terrorism’ a lot easier. Unfortunately, we seem bound and determined to play the part of the Lone Ranger while we force Israel to take […]
A few days ago a friend forwarded me an email she received from MoveOn.org.: The email was in response to South Carolina’s attempt to change their voting laws, recently struck down by the Department of Justice.: In a tone of sheer panic, the good people of MoveOn.org begged for money because South Carolina wants to […]
Acording to some non-American newspapers, the United States is responsible for most of the pollution in the world. We’re also to blame for floods in Europe, earthquakes in Afghanistan, and if global warming ever actually happens that’ll be our fault as well for not signing up for the totally ineffective Kyoto protocol. We’re regularly denounced […]
To the Occupy movement: I know some of you mean well. I even share some of your concerns. The dismal economy has made it difficult to find a good job with benefits. Meanwhile, the government is bailing out the wealthy banks and mortgage lenders that helped precipitate this depressed economy. I hear your frustrations about […]
If you haven’t heard, Newt Gingrich’s ex wife was interviewed last night where she said Newt had wanted an open marriage with her. We all knew Newt almost had as much of a sordid past as Bill Clinton, so this isn’t a big surprise. His past, both personal and professional is the reason I haven’t […]
Fred Thompson made the point about Romneycare and abortion during the 2008 campaign, and Politifact: agreed with Fred’s charge against Romney. Excerpt: Fred Thompson’s campaign is trying to take the much-touted health insurance program that Mitt Romney helped create as governor of Massachusetts and turn it into a liability with conservative Republican voters who dominate the […]
In a bit of serendipity, the day after the big Internet protest against SOPA and PIPA the FBI acts on the powers already granted under the law to shut down a massive file sharing site (NY Times) In what the federal authorities on Thursday called one of the largest criminal copyright cases ever brought, the […]
Which is rather strange, because the media created an image that Barack H. Obama was the Messiah (via Ace) (Politico) President Obama blames the press for creating the image that he’s aloof and disconnected from the rest of Washington, insisting in a new interview that he’s just more interested in spending time with his family […]
One day out from the primary, South Carolina is a two man race beween Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich. The latest Rasmussen Reports poll has Gingrich up by 2, the latest Insider Advantage poll has Newt up by 3, and PPP, on its first of three nights of polling on 1/18, had Newt up by […]
When you hear someone touting a conspiracy theory in politics, you can safely discount it without paying much attention because 999 times out of 1000, there will be nothing to it. Sadly, we’ve gotten to the same point with cries of “racism” in politics. There’s almost never any validity to complaints about bigotry or racism […]
Mitt Romney: Because “electability” doesn’t have to mean an actual record of winning elections. — Ace Still, just because the private equity revolution was necessary doesn’t mean that it was an unmitigated good. And for Mitt Romney to frame criticisms of Bain as just “the bitter politics of envy,” as he did last week, displays […]