FISA Immunity
by In what must be a blow for folks like Glenn Greenwald, Democrats and Republicans have come to the logical, inevitable conclusion that telecom firms who …
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Second-Guessing Witnesses
The SF Chronicle says: The town of Turlock and much of the rest of the nation was shocked when a 27-year-old man beat and stomped …
Liberal Fantasy – Nationalizing Big Oil
It shouldn’t surprise anyone who’s been tracking the far left that nationalizing the oil industry is their latest brainstorm. Take a look at this video …
Welfare Test
Tip of the hat to Sheryl for this gem via e-mail: I have a job. I work, they pay me. I pay my taxes and …
Obama’s Father’s Day Message
Barack Obama to black men: "Fatherhood doesn’t end at conception." Right on. If Obama is to deliver on his promise of positive change, that’s perhaps …
The Forgotten War
Libby Spencer at Newshoggers and Bob Barr have something in common: both realize that America’s War on Drugs is a waste of both resources and …
Slow Posting Sabbatical
After a big run of posts last month I’ll be taking it easy for the next little while and not posting nearly as much. Just …
A Small Example of What Science is For
Following on to Claudia’s piece about the importance of scientific R&D, this article, while admittedly monkey business, illustrates the point: Two monkeys with tiny sensors …
Unpleasant Energy Truths
Tom Friedman has something to say about energy, hard truths that most people don’t want to hear. As he notes, these are the things that …
The Female Face of Jihad
The NY Times has a fascinating – and frightening – story up about one Malika El Aroud, a 48-year-old Moroccan now living in Belgium where …