Dear Sergeant Eld, I write this letter to you because you were identified as the spokesperson for the Orlando Police Department in a story on false rape accusations that recently ran on NBC Channel Two in Orlando, both in their television broadcast and on their website. There were some statements attributed to you by... »
The Difference between ‘True Science’ and ‘Cargo-Cult Science’
“Science is the belief in the ignorance of experts” is how the great Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman defined science in his article “What is Science?” Feynman emphasized this definition by repeating it in a stand-alone sentence in extra large typeface in his article. ... »
Another Environmental Scientist Bails on Man-Made Global Warming
Physicist Dr. Denis Rancourt, a former professor and environmental science researcher at the University of Ottawa, has officially bailed out of the man-made global warming movement. In a hard-hitting and exclusive new exclusive video just released by Climate Depot, Dr. Rancourt declares that the... »
Newsflash: Stalin Liberates Normandy
Call it another Twilight Zone moment; another ignominious contribution to the “you-can’t-make-this-up” category. First, Mao Tse-tung was honored by oblivious New Yorkers, with their Empire State Building aglow in... »
Obesity and Cancer Risk
We have become the heaviest people in the history of our species, with two-thirds of Americans officially classified as overweight, and one of every three of us tipping the... »
Patriarchy for Dummies
If you have followed the ongoing volumes of discussion in the gender war, you are familiar with a constantly regurgitated bit of feminist claptrap. Feminism isn’t anti-male, it is... »
Why So Much Harsher toward Men?
A recent 2008 Gallup poll in Great Britain finds that 33% of women “often or very often” feel resentful of men, compared to 14% of men who often feel... »
States’ Rights or Federal Rights; Child Custody Examined
The issue of states’ rights versus federal rights is an issue that all Americans are familiar with and one that continues to heat up. Often overlooked in this... »
More Lessons from History: How Obamanomics May Play Out
The grand lesson of the 20th century is that Big Government retards economic progress.The evidence of this lesson goes beyond the socialist countries and their dramatic economic failures. Several... »
Americanus Speaks to Arizona’s Immigration Crisis and to All of Us
As the illegal immigration crisis proceeds a pace, and an American President has so far removed himself from his duty (and his wits) that he has ordered his Justice... »
Cannabis Minister Roger Christie Refused Bail in Religious Freedom Case
Two weeks ago, fourteen people on the Big Island of Hawaii were apprehended in a series of raids, including Roger Christie, founding director of The Hawaii Cannabis (THC) Ministry.... »
Feminist Marine Gets His Kicks Killing Male Chauvinists in Afghanistan
On Anti-War.com, I find a loutish American general, James Mattis, martial feminist, talking about the fun he has killing Afghans. Yes, fun, wheeee-oooo! and ooo-rah! too. He says, “You... »
Three Neglected Economic Lessons from American History
In most, if not all, states, pupils must pass a course in American history to receive a high-school diploma. Unfortunately, when it comes to our country’s economic history, most... »
“Economic Justice” as “Social Justice”
Historically, social justice has meant different things to different people, and equally so today, where the term remains as frustratingly elusive as ever. Like the very progressives that champion... »
Life Planning Part 3: Twenty-Four Hours to Go
Life planning peels back the layers of our soul, seeking the best and highest calling for our existence. Seek out a financial advisor who understands what you truly value... »
A New Mission for Liberty: Ending the Insane Drug War
The first purpose of MND has always been to explore the scope and contours of “misandry in popular culture“. Long-time readers of this website know that misandry comes in... »
Drugs, War, Money and Blood
“You want me to do what?” The look on Jerome’s face was bewildered, angry. “It’s like I said,” I replied. “For the next 28 days you have to live at... »
Columbia University President Pines for Pravda
Columbia University’s President Lee Bollinger wrote an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal advocating government subsidies of the MSM. Bollinger points out, correctly, that revenues of print newspapers and... »
The Alien Among Us: A Conservative Christian Perspective
Most of those involved in the immigration debate agree that immigration policy needs to be reformed. How to reform the system exactly is a matter of considerably greater disagreement.... »
Vitamin D Reduces Risk of Cognitive Decline & Dementia
Regular readers of this column are already well aware of the preventive effects of Vitamin D with respect to falls in the elderly, certain cancers, and cardiovascular disease. (My new... »
97% of Scientists Do Not Believe in the Theory of Catastrophic Man-Made Global Warming
As I mentioned in Al Gore Appears–Note to Warmers: No More Do-Overs!: If at first they don’t succeed then they will deny and lie again! And that goes for... »
Global Warming Scam: 2010 is Not the Hottest Year
Warmers and Democrats are once again getting overheated by their own propaganda; claiming 2010 is the hottest year on record. The current Cap-n-Trade promotional reads something like this (from... »
Nil Desperandum
In 1772, when it seemed to be more going than coming, James Warren reported to Samuel Adams from Plymouth about the towns he had been canvassing: "They are dead,"... »
India – Sexual Harassment At Workplace Bill – 2010
The Sexual Harassment at Workplace Bill 2010 focuses on women’s right to protection against sexual harassment at the workplace. The Bill cites their right to equality, right to life... »
Life Planning Part 2: Just a Few Years Left
George Kinder, a member of the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors and a fee-only financial planner, founded the Kinder Institute of Life Planning. He helped popularize the concept... »
The Blood of the Tea Party
I’ve never participated in a Tea Party rally. My natural habitat is a classroom or behind a keyboard. That said, I’ve had a lot of contact with Tea Party... »
University of Illinois Professor Fired For Standing By Catholic Teaching on Homesexuality
Calling it hate speech, the University of Illinois has fired a Catholic professor hired to teach an introductory course on Catholicism and Modern Catholic Thought for responding to... »
All Forms of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) Increase Breast Cancer Risk
One of the most common questions that I am asked is if there are any safe forms of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for women who are experiencing severe symptoms... »
How We Kill Johnny
It was three weeks after I left the last residential treatment center for which I would ever work. A Saturday morning to be precise, and the phone rang- jarring... »
Aftershock Economy (The Fat Lady is in the House)
The International Monetary Unit -- the IMU -- is coming. Gold is going up, and the dollar is going down. The New World Order is ascendant. And if you aren't... »
Across the Rubicon: When Germany Left the Euro
Just past the bank closing time of 4 pm on Friday, passers-by at a number of secluded locations throughout Germany could hear the rumble of diesel engines coming to... »
Mapping the Mancession: Men and Unemployment
Analysts didn’t have to scratch very far beneath the surface of the government’s July 2 report on the employment situation to find troubling news. While the disappearing workforce and... »
Slit-Wrist Appeal (A Canticle for the Beltway)
Looking back on a disordered life that I occasionally package as journalism, but that actually has more in common with the path of a large ball-bearing through a pinball... »
Doctrinaire Libertarianism vs. American Sovereignty
Recently, Bill O’Reilly interviewed John Stossel about the dangerous situation along Arizona’s porous border with Mexico. Stossel is probably my favorite reporter. I admire the way he demolishes popular... »
Yet Another Climategate Review : Global Warming Fears Not Based on Science
As CNN explains it; “An independent report released Wednesday into the leaked “Climategate” e-mails found no evidence to question the “rigor and honesty” of scientists involved.” That seems to... »
Life Planning Part 1: Plenty of Money
Thoughtful wealth management is more than just maximizing net worth. It also gives us the best chance of meeting our life goals. Wealth is only valuable because it helps... »
On Matters of Gender, The Utter Silliness of Elena Kagan
The grand impresario P.T. Barnum would be amazed by the grandstanding, the scripted theatrics, and dexterous maneuvers, in short the grand and gaudy spectacle of what passes for a... »
UN Women: Discrimination at Its Finest
Last week the General Assembly of the United Nations voted to create the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. When reading about these developments the... »
National Academy of Sciences Publishes List of “Climate Deniers”; I am Enemy of the State, Number 38
Who is Number 1? You are, Number 38. »
What Goes Around Comes Around
It reminds me of a lesson I learned studying the life and works of Nikolai Bukharin. Nikolai Bukharin is one of the leading Bolshevik theorists you never heard of.... »
The Obama & Krugman Keynesian Conceit
I am making a statement less on economic theory, than I am making an observation on the message our intuitive natures are very likely receiving, many of us at... »
John Hancock: A Neglected American Hero
As we celebrate the Fourth of July this year, our attention will once again turn to such luminaries as George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Samuel... »
Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Cause Discovered?
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a poorly understood cluster of gastrointestinal (GI) tract symptoms that typically includes varying degrees of abdominal bloating and crampy pain, diarrhea, constipation, and the... »
July 4, 2010: Rededicate Ourselves To The Declaration
The events triggered by the Declaration of Independence were not a revolution. They were a struggle to gain independence from arbitrary exercise of government power. Few people ever read... »
Is Dexter Morgan a Postmodern Everyman?
"Marriage. Children. You never expect it to end in tragedy. Unless you're me." --Dexter »
The 17th Amendment Revisited
Original provisions of the Constitution intended to prevent Congress from enacting “dumb” laws were vitiated by ratification of the 17th Amendment. Before ratification of the 17th Amendment it’s unlikely... »
Virginia Land Preservation Tax Credits
A dollar saved on your taxes is more valuable than a taxable dollar you earn from your salary. The Virginia land preservation tax credit can reduce your state taxable... »
The Uninvited Ombudsman’s Analysis of the McDonald v. Chicago Decision
The big headline in the U.S. Supreme Court’s McDonald v. Chicago gun-ban-case decision, handed down on June 28, 2010, is that the individual states are now bound by the... »
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