Aromatherapy bites the dust: “Aromatherapy is a “New Age marketing con” that does nothing more than burn a hole in your pocket, say researchers. Psychologists claim to have debunked the idea that aromatherapy oils can relieve pain and alleviate ill-health. The growing popularity of aromatherapy in Britain has led to a 20 million pounds-a-year...
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CANADA: PARENTS DICTATED TO OVER MEDICATION FOR THEIR KIDS The case of a 12-year-old Longueuil boy suspended from school when his mother refused to give him Ritalin has sparked concerns over who is in charge of the medicine cabinet. Do parents have the right to say “no” when their child’s school says they need...
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Is there no end to professorial nuttiness in U.S. universities? Everybody knows about the anti-American types, like Ward Churchill, who basically believes that everyone who died in the 9/11 attacks got what they deserved. Or Nicholas De Genova, who expressed his desire to “see a million Mogadishus” in a reference to the ambush of...
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By Felicia (Fee) Benamon While the nation faces protests from illegal immigrants and their supporters on the right for illegals to remain in the U.S., Americans are saying that enough is enough. We’ve dealt with the illegal immigration problem for far too long now. Protests have broken out in cities across the U.S. in...
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Supermodel and serial abuser of cell phones, Naomi Campbell, is pleading not guilty to second degree assault for allegedly hitting her housekeeper with a cell phone.In 2000, the sexy celebrity pled guilty to assaulting her former assistant with a phone. Another assistant made a similar claim, but no charges were filed. Naomi accused her...
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White House To Measure Sewer Piss To Determine Levels Of Drug Use Those more concerned about feigned gentility than the loss of human liberty will probably be offended by my earthy language. But the term is used in the King James Bible so I am going to use it here. Rather, such offense should...
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The Leiter/Burgess-Jackson stoush continues “Stoush” is an Australian word for a punch-up but it can refer to a physical one or a metaphorical one. I am using it the latter sense Brian Leiter is an influential Leftist professor, with a presence in both philosophy and law, who is noted for writing a blog which...
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The Leiter/Burgess-Jackson stoush continues “Stoush” is an Australian word for a punch-up but it can refer to a physical one or a metaphorical one. I am using it the latter sense Brian Leiter is an influential Leftist professor, with a presence in both philosophy and law, who is noted for writing a blog which...
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Week after week, I see articles from around the world about incoming illegal guns. Today, I read an article which wonders where they come from. This is not even germane to the predicament, for it reflects a misunderstanding of the very nature of the problem, and therefore its straightforward solutions. Many nations oppose weapons for...
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Two big religious revelations to bring you. The first is a new study says that regular churchgoers live an average of 3.1 more years than non-churchgoers. Daniel Hall, a Pittsburgh medical doctor and Episcopal priest, has published the results of a “meta-analysis” – a study of previous studies – in the March-April issue of the...
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For the past two days, the San Jose Mercury News has been heralding the efficacy and value of California’s Safely Surrendered Baby Law (SSB). A local mother, who decided not to be a mother, dropped off her unwanted newborn baby at a San Jose fire station. She is allowed to do this. The SSB law encourages her...
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This ridiculous article proposes numerous solutions in search of an actual problem. And, you have to love the idiotic title. Talk about scaremongering. The purpose of the article is to scare the general public into believing that there are a lot of corrupt physicians out there who base their medical decisions on how much...
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By Michael P. Tremoglie A new term has been added to the racial victim lexicon: “Congress While Black.†This term was coined by the lawyer for an African-American Congresswoman, who assaulted a white Capitol Police officer. She did so after refusing to comply with the police officer’s legitimate request to identify herself. Democratic Party...
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Charlie Sheen likes prostitutes. On March 20th, the aforementioned actor appeared on the Alex Jones radio show to discuss his thoughts on 9/11. He said he didn’t believe that a plane hit the Pentagon, and added the Twin Towers looked like they were imploded. And the best response anyone could come up with was...
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In arguing for reinstating the military “risk rule†that prohibited female soldiers from being deployed in areas where being killed or captured by the enemy was possible, Linda Chavez wrote, “The death of a father, tragic as it is, does not compare to the death of a mother.†While this writer agrees with Chavez...
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by Joe Mariani For the sake of discussion, let’s leave aside the question of whether it’s right to reward lawbreakers by allowing them to stay, while those who follow the rules must wait permission to come here. What will be the effect of creating a “path to citizenship” for the estimated 10-12 million illegal aliens...
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As a follow up to this story, James Meeks says he’s very close to deciding to run against incumbent Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich. It’s hard to know if he’s just trying to force concessions from Blago, but I for one very much hope he runs, as he’d take considerable black votes from Blagojevich and...
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