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This letter to the editor appeared in today’s Chicago Tribune. I woke up one recent morning after setting my alarm clock (made in Japan) while my coffeepot (made in China) was perking. I shaved with my electric razor (made in Hong Kong) and put on a dress shirt (made in Sri Lanka), designer jeans... »

President Bush referred in speech Thursday to 10 al-Qaida plots foiled by the U.S. and its allies in the past four years. The White House also listed what it call five “casings and infiltrations.” Meanwhile, for those claiming America has colonial aims, a draft Iraqi constitution is being distributed. The Chicago Tribune reports that... »

I’ll admit, I’m not following this story closely. But if it is true that Karl Rove, in an act of political pettiness and revenge, outed a CIA operative which ultimately caused our country harm, Karl Rove has acted in a treasonous manner and should be punished accordingly. The Newsweek weekly quoted Rove lawyer... »

After all the hoopla about the mistreatment of the Gitmo detainees, I’m sure this article will be ignored by the anti-War/anti-America movement. “And in regards to the health care, my word, they have better health care than many of my small communities in Kansas,” said US Senator Pat Roberts, a conservative Republican from Kansas. »

I have recently been temporarily banned, censored, and/or deleted from Noam Chomsky’s Z-magazine blog. I think. I don’t know which straw broke the camel’s back, so to speak, but I can’t help but feel a bit of pride over the matter. Below is what was written about me. I’m... »

The troops here and across the world are fighting a global war on terror. The war reached our shores on September 11, 2001. The terrorists who attacked us and the terrorists we face murder in the name of a totalitarian ideology that hates freedom, rejects tolerance and despises all dissent. This nation will not wait... »

Do you remember Scott Ritter? He was the former weapons inspector that became Saddam Hussein’s shill leading up to the Iraq war. Hussein paid Ritter to visit his country and then report back to the west that Iraq wasn’t a threat. Ritter then took the fast road to celebrityville by being embraced by everyone... »

`Morning-after pill’ not abortion, scientists say cientists say there is no scientific evidence the pills prevent implantation–and considerable evidence they work mainly by blocking the release of an egg from the woman’s ovary, so no embryo is formed. “The pervasive myth out there is that emergency contraception is an abortifacient,” said Dr. David Archer, director of... »

Here’s an excellent piece by Charles Krauthammer on the Constitution and how it has been applied in light of last week’s medical marijuana ruling, and what the real debate should be when deciding who should be a federal judge. The real question is never what judges decide, but how they decide it. The Scalia-Thomas argument... »

Iran will endure U.N. economic sanctions rather than give up nuclear fuel development, the vice president said Wednesday ahead of a new round of meetings with European countries trying to rein in its nuclear program. Well, it seems we’re about to enter yet another chapter where we’ll see how the serious the rest of the... »

This is an example of what is wrong with the Middle East. Mohammad Hossein, 4, plays with his toy gun, in front of his mother, who is a member of a suicide commandos unit, during a meeting where more than 200 young men and women volunteers prepared themselves for special training to carry out suicide... »

Stupidity in the Texas House It’s popular nowadays to criticize the judiciary for being “activist.” Whatever that means. Those who criticize forget that it is the legislature that actually makes the laws, the judiciary simply decides if the application of those laws are just. The laws are often vague and unenforceable like... »

The geniuses at Save The Children USA have come out with a report titled: The State of the World’s Mothers 2005. The conclusion of said report: Africa is the worst continent to be a mother or child, and Mali is one of the worst countries. No shit sherlock. Thanks for... »

What the Hell Is Going On In Kansas? The Kansas Board of Education has scheduled six days of courtroom-style hearings to begin on Thursday to debate the merits of teaching evolution. Didn’t this debate get settled, oh I don’t know, 80 years ago in Tennessee! Is the evidence of evolution not good enough?... »

Happy May Day Everybody! The great irony of the day is that the working man should be celebrating the life and times of Henry Ford. Afterall, who else would have created jobs for people without highschool educations, who can go to work drunk, not be fired, and still get paid $30 per hour? And... »

There’s a relatively new anti-free market blog that reports on Wal-Mart’s alledge wrong doings called, appropriately enough, Wal-Mart Watch. The blog calls Wal-Mart an 800 lb gorilla seeking to become 1,000 lbs. In the process, Wal-Mart is responsible for the death of American manufacturing, the outsourcing of American jobs to China, and the destruction... »

Noam Chomksy Goon Supports Sex Offenders! My G-D, I’ve seen it all. The “progressive” left really knows no limit of their support for anything that is not part of the establishment. Read it here. »

Over on the Znet blog, there hasn’t been much action lately, just a rant about the evil American empire every day or two. Meanwhile, in the rest of the world, the London Financial Times reported that 50 dead Iraqi Shias washed up on the shores of the Tigris river south of Baghdad. ... »

On Bullshit by Harry Frankfurt Princeton University One of the most salient features of our culture is that there is so much bullshit. Everyone knows this. Each of us contributes his share. But we tend to take the situation for granted. Most people are rather confident of their ability to recognize bullshit... »

The debate continues… In the East: Lawmakers gave final approval Wednesday to a bill that would make Connecticut the second state to offer civil unions to gay couples. and in the West: Texas could become the only state to bar gays from becoming foster parents under legislation passed Wednesday by the House. Perhaps there will be a... »