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 be the general conclusion offered by Muir Russell, chairman of the select group of political insiders who conducted the review. The review focused on “the...
If you read the financial press or listen to what politicians say, you have probably heard many times how important it is for the Chinese renminbi (yuan) to strengthen against the dollar. Indeed, it sometimes sounds as though a weaker dollar is the key to a prosperous economic future for Americans. Nonsense!Let’s look at...
Based on the record, it is fair to expect that the Norwegian Nobel Committee’s choice this year will be widely criticized. It seems wise then, to weigh in early and avoid the rush. If there is any question about who was first, it should be remembered that this condemnation came a full five months...
Potential Abusers By signing HB65 — International Marriage Brokers Regulation (IMBR) — Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley, on May 20, 2010, willfully condoned pernicious gender profiling. The framers of this unconstitutional law, which becomes effective in October, blithely labeled all of Maryland’s male citizens and legal residents as potential abusers of foreign women. The original...
Tactical Animals People tend to be tactical, not strategic, animals: they’d rather fight fires than prevent them. Procrastination and denial are their extinguishers of choice, at home and the workplace. BP’s foreseen disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, ruining lives like a predictable divorce, is but the latest example. People delay divorce for years,...
Freedom Isn’t Free Each year, we observe Memorial Day — formerly Decoration Day, rooted in post-Civil War times — which officially became a federal holiday in 1971. What’s all the fuss? Most people view Memorial Day as the official start of summer, a time to party. Given that US school children know more about...
The explosion that sank British Petroleum’s Deepwater Horizon oil-drilling vessel/platform in the Gulf of Mexico in April was an unmitigated disaster. The accident killed 11 men and has caused massive environmental damage, the full extent of which may not become known for months or years. Here are some thoughts on this horrible event: 1)...
The sovereign debt crisisâ€â€centered on Greece for the moment, but bound to spread to other heavily indebted national governmentsâ€â€has taken an ominous turn. The European Central Bank (ECB), the Federal Reserve, and the International Monetary Fund unveiled a trillion-dollar bailout package for the bankrupt Greek government. The intent was to defend the euro, which...
It’s official. Senators John Kerry and Joe Lieberman have signaled the end of their political careers. The two have introduced what they’ve titled the “American Power Act.†Yep, it’s a global warming bill – Cap-n-Trade, Cap-n-Tax, etc. The premise for this bill is that the industrial emissions of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) are causing global...
Following is a simplified description of the main statistical error found with the “hockey stick†graph of temperatures during the past millennium. Michael Mann, Raymond Bradley, and Malcolm Hughes are three respected scientists in America. In 1998 and 1999, they jointly published some research on how temperatures have changed during the past millennium. According to their research,...
Over the weekend, collective members of the goof-ball left met once again on Chris Matthews’ show to plot the next ratchet yank in national tension; what immoral people do when facts and logic are not on their side. Yes, they made the racism charge again, making it painfully obvious that they intend to support...
Only a matter of time, you must think, before you can call a toll-free number at the White House to place a bet on your favorite football team. Let the games begin. The Obama administration is playing politics by offering some lucky contest winner $2500 of your American dollars for best pro-Obama Big Government...
NASA is a public activity, paid for by Americans. Stealing from NASA is stealing from The People. It’s not a policy choice, it’s a crime. Barack Obama spent Tax Day “reassuring†Florida voters that money will keep flowing to NASA. (article) But instead of pursuing cutting-edge space technology and exploration, there will be a...
Bonn, Germany– The UN’s international climate conference here in Bonn has decided that the wealthier nations among the 192 States Parties to the UN Convention on Climate Change should make plenty of taxpayers’ money available to hold two additional weeks of pre-negotiation negotiations between now and December, when the legally-binding World Government Climate Treaty...
There are not many empty seats in the dismal, echoing conference chamber in the ghastly concrete box that is the Hotel Maritim here in Bonn, where the UN’s latest attempt to maneuver the 194 States Parties to the Framework Convention on Climate Change gets underway today. The “international communityâ€Â, as it is now called,...
Far-left advocacy group Greenpeace receives large donations from rich and powerful people, enough to drown the entire notion of political independence and non-partisanship. The mechanism of receiving funding – through foundations – is the same as the opposition “right wing†organizations that it criticizes for funding bias. Greenpeace is an international conglomerate, composed of...
On Saturday, I reported that Greenpeace was distributing a “report” accusing Koch Industries and Exxon Mobil Company of funding work that counters global warming propaganda (as if it would be a bad thing). On Tuesday, I posted additional information on Koch Industries with a link to a 2006 WSJ interview with CEO Charles Koch....
“Control the coinage and the courts, the rabble can have the rest.†- The Princess Irulan in Frank Herbert’s Dune. Last week was a good week for the so-called “constitutional wing†of the Republican Party, those indomitable Ron Paul people. Okay, sure, the next presidential election is a long way off but a recent...
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