Archive for August, 2005

British Counterinsurgency Expert Arrested in US »

Too Posh to Push? Artifical Wombs Set to Compete with the Real Thing in 20 Years »

Dr. Phil’s Son Engaged to Playboy Triplet »

Economics is the study of how people respond to incentives. In this case, the incentive is increased energy prices, especially oil prices. Here’s how the market is responding to these incentives. (Hat tip: Cafe Hayek) In Libya, which has some of the biggest untapped crude reserves in the world, lifted sanctions and the prospect of getting $60... »

A 100 mile stretch of Virginia is completely without obstetrical care since the only two OB/GYNs packed it in due to soaring medical malpractice premiums. (via Common Good) Just past Fredericksburg, Virginia’s Northern Neck is increasingly becoming known among Washingtonians for its waterfront real estate, tiny fishing villages and a quiet, isolated rhythm that makes... »

Flight 77 Some British Film producer has decided Flight 77 did NOT crash into the Pentagon. It’s a scenario avidly embraced by those who need to believe 9/11 was “all some sort of hoax”, perpetrated by power-hungry ,Jew-loving Neo-Cons – so that peace-loving Muslims could be persecuted,and forcibly converted to some sort of ultra right... »

J. Grant Swank, Jr. Sure thing. In 1845, prayer at lunchtime was instituted at the US Naval Academy. It’s worked since then. Why fix what works? Exactly! Therefore, the Academy powers-that-be have no intention of changing prayer time before eats. Grace will be offered to the heavens. After all, there are some places and peoples on this... »

BBC in the dog house over “Bring Your Husband to Heel” Program »

Robert Kennedy Jr. today demonstrated why the Kennedy family has gone all down hill since JFK. He suggests on the HuffPo that Hurricane Katrina was caused by the Mississippi Governor’s “anti-kyoto” and “anti-environmental” stances. The tone is almost giddy that this leftist can link dead bodies in some religious way to a... »

Woman Takes Dog On Ride, But Leaves Baby At Home »

Mother, Children Roam Street Naked With Bibles »

US Attorney Pat Fitzgerald is putting so much pressure on the corrupt pols in Chicago that they’re attempting to get George Bush not to reappoint him for another term. If you’d like to let the president know you appreciate Fitzgerald’s efforts, you can fill out the form at the linked site. I already have.... »

J. Grant Swank, Jr. That’s right. While Sunnis and Shiites are warring at one another in New Iraq, elsewhere they are united in stabbing their bodies with knives. That goes on in such so-called “orders” as the Sufi and Kasnazani. These Muslims thrust knives into various parts of their bodies in order to prove that their... »

No, Native Hawaiians do not deserve “special privileges” and “a measure of self-government” anymore than homosexuals or Muslim Americans do. One country, one law. No, teachers in Dallas County, Texas should not have to learn Spanish. For one thing Dallas ranks 138th (!) in Spanish speaking people but more importantly this country is an English... »

Chinese go mental for nude web chat »

And it’s civil. Fair enough Yes, I am bitter. I have a feminist mother and was brainwashed by feminist ideas from childhood. I never dared admit to anyone that I really wanted to be like June Cleaver: I was taught it was bad to want a family. When I had early menopause at age... »

The Decline of Fox News »

College Posts Sex-Assault Ads in Urinals »

Conservatives are getting ancy over illegal aliens and taking it out on Bush, at some levels, rightly so. Pat Buchanan has written recently that President Bush should be impeached over his inability, or unwillingness, to do anything about the illegal alien debacle, and now Joseph Farah has joined his call. Perhaps President Bush isn’t... »

Apparently, the Democratic Party’s cynical attempts to portray themselves as being friendly towards religion are not working. In fact, the Democrats are polling even worse on this issue than they were last year. Democrats’ efforts to improve their image with religious voters after the 2004 presidential election appear to be getting off to... »