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Obama’s “tax cut” will actually be a payment to a rather large number of “taxpayers”. That is, anyone who sends in an income tax form is considered a taxpayer; but about 40% of those pay nothing. Some number of that 40% actually receive a “refund” although they didn’t actually have taxes withheld; it’s called... »

“You can put lipstick on a pig, but it’s still a pig.” Obama isn’t stupid enough to say that with reference to Palin, and McCain should be smart enough to just chuckle at Obama’s “insensitivity” to lipstick and hockey moms and... »

I can say that whatever moral imperatives we may have to help Georgia pales into insignificance compared to our moral obligations in 1956 when the Hungarians revolted against Russian rule. I have an old friend who had been a captain in the Hungarian national army; his unit attempted to take a movie studio in... »

Has everyone at State and in the Pentagon lost their minds? We are facing the possible beginning of World War III, as Russia invades Georgia, Georgia asks for US military help, and the US calls for a cease fire. Thank God that Georgia is not a... »

The news from Turkey is terrible, and the US State Department thinks it is good news. Since the US is, for many reasons, committed to an alliance with Israel, our options in the Middle East are limited. Note I make no comment on the Israel Alliance: it is as much a fact... »

It’s clear enough that even if the US economy comes to a halt — and the Democrats seem determined to make that happen — the demand for oil by China, India, and other growing nations will go up exponentially; and that greater demand without increased supply will keep the price of oil high and... »

I told you it would happen. I’ve been telling you for years: you can’t pump money into the housing market, and keep lowering the interest rates, without creating a bubble; and eventually the bubble will burst. Water runs downhill. Eventually it reaches bottom no matter what you wish. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were invented... »

If in fact the arguments for ID are ludicrous, I do not see why there is so much pressure for censorship and suppression. Either one believes in rational discussion or one does not. If ID is easy to refute, then refute it. Who knows, the ID people may give up, or refine their arguments;... »

I am somewhat weary of the Intelligent Design discussion, because I find the whole subject irrelevant to the major problems that face US education. As to the truth of falsity of the purely mechanical, random selection hypothesis, most of the discussion I have seen hasn’t been very relevant. What concerns me is the vehemence with... »

I don’t usually get into the “Intelligent Design” argument, because I don’t have a lot to add to it; but once in a while poseurs like Professor Richard Dawkins jump into the fray with such outrageous aplomb that I feel compelled to answer. See here for his latest. Dawkins uses a simple method of argument:... »

La Nina is coming. Global temperatures expected to fall. Global temperature has not risen since 1998. What we know is that in AD 900 to AD 1300 there were dairy farms in Greenland, and the Vikings had colonies. The Inuit were caribou and to a lesser extent cattle herders. It was warm throughout Europe. Growing... »

I have received a number of letters about McCain and why we ought to vote Libertarian and “Send a message.” I understand the argument. The fact is that the Democrats will control Congress. If they also control the White House, we will have a series of legislative packages that will make the Great Society look... »