http://mensnewsdaily.com Libertarian Conservative Politics, Analysis, Commentary and News Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:23:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Back when I was a kid, critical reasoning was described as a fundamental skill. We were given statistics in the classroom on the truth of newspaper and television news reports, demonstrating absolutely that you cannot take the truth of you read and hear for granted. If we really wanted to ... http://mensnewsdaily.com/2009/07/05/global-warming-causes-stupidity/ The death of Michael Jackson and the ensuing struggle between those that want to deify him and those that — pardon the pun — want to bury him for his alleged crimes, opens the door for a much needed discussion about child molestation. Full disclosure: not a fan. A ... http://mensnewsdaily.com/2009/07/04/jackson%e2%80%99s-death-a-teaching-moment-re-%e2%80%98normal%e2%80%99-behavior/ HAPPY JULY 4TH!!!!!!!!! Brothers! I'm off early tomorrow on my annual vacation to the lake. Hopefully, I'll come back with some good historical videos from Lake Erie. It'll be thrilling...for me, lol. Mike will be updating for the next four or five days. Here's Terrible Ted Nugent wishing us "Happy Upside-down Day, ... http://mensnewsdaily.com/2009/07/04/turning-the-tables-on-women-and-the-court-system/ The 1776 Declaration was a resolution to throw off the tyranny of big government. Borrowing from the 1776 document, the history of the present political administration is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute socialist tyranny over these states. When ... http://mensnewsdaily.com/2009/07/03/a-new-4th-of-july-declaration-of-independence/ “We do not want word to go out that we want to exterminate the Negro population….” –Margaret Sanger, Founder, Planned Parenthood Speaking in Hilo Friday, Rev Walter Hoye of the Progressive Baptist Church of Berkeley, CA told a gathering of 50 Hawaii religious leaders about forces of “black genocide” which he ... http://mensnewsdaily.com/2009/07/03/progressive-berkeley-minister-denounces-genocide/ President Obama, Nancy Pelosi, and other leaders of the Democrat/Socialist Party are guilty of criminal suppression of evidence that makes the Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade bill unnecessary, as well as ferociously expensive for all of us. My thanks to Frank Madarasz, who alerted me to this article on the Investor's Business Daily ... http://mensnewsdaily.com/2009/07/02/criminal-suppression-of-evidence/ UPDATE 7/3/09 at 5 am. Thanks for the heads up to this link, Mike L. Here's an article, "God, Gender, and the Pastoral Office," concerning feminism and Christianity from Touchstone Magazine. LINK. "Given that men and women are equal in one sense, and that as far as this sense goes, ... http://mensnewsdaily.com/2009/07/02/feminism-is-not-good-for-women-and-columbine/ Throughout most of the two hundred and thirty three years since that first Independence Day, a significant number of Americans have indulged in the luxury of ignoring the entire political scene, caring not whether the particular administration in power leans left or right. This was mainly due to the forethought ... http://mensnewsdaily.com/2009/07/01/did-america-really-want-this/ To The Office Of The President Of The United States, Dear Mr. Obama We are the heads of a few of your largest constituents, including Dow, GE and DuPont. This letter represents our sentiments in wishing to express our gratitude for your and Ms. Pelosi’s efforts on our behalf. We thank you, ... http://mensnewsdaily.com/2009/07/01/dear-mr-president-thanks-again-for-cap-and-trade/ Michael Jackson, Farewell Pedophile. So I heard back from the great Christina Hoff Sommers yesterday regarding the two videos I made last weekend on her article. In the time since she's wrote something equally good called "Persistent Myths in Feminist Scholarship." Magnifique! Enjoy, LINK. "One reason that feminist scholarship contains hard-to-kill ... http://mensnewsdaily.com/2009/07/01/every-day-is-mans-day-more-c-h-sommers-and-testicle/ I’ve always had occasional bouts of adult acne. Thus, I attached no special significance to what looked like a whitehead. It was in an unusual place: the soft area on the skin underneath the lower eyelid. But I did not make much of that. I squeezed gently on it. The ... http://mensnewsdaily.com/2009/07/01/the-pimple-that-turned-out-to-be-cancer/ Erin Pizzey is a genial woman with snow-white hair, cherubic cheeks, and an easy smile. It wasn’t always that way. The daughter of an English diplomat, she founded the world’s first shelter for battered women in 1971. To her surprise, she discovered that most of the women in her shelter ... http://mensnewsdaily.com/2009/06/30/4-billion-abuse-industry-rooted-in-deceptions-and-lies/ The authors of The Pink Swastika, Scott Lively and Kevin Abrams, would have us believe that homosexuality was the driving force behind the rise of Hitler's Third Reich. Near the beginning of chapter three of The Pink Swastika, "The Homosexual Roots of Fascism," Lively and Abrams state this thesis: In seeking ... http://mensnewsdaily.com/2009/06/30/homosexuality-fascism-and-the-pink-swastika-a-rebuttal/ There will always be swindlers masquerading as investment advisors. You can learn to recognize such people by their over-the-top lifestyle. Avoid them at all costs. The differences between the manager of a Ponzi scheme and a model citizen are almost imperceptible, which is not surprising. Those who would perpetrate a Ponzi ... http://mensnewsdaily.com/2009/06/30/safeguard-8-avoid-an-advisor-with-a-lavish-lifestyle-2009-06-29/ Free Geoff Hibbert Batman! From Real Fathers for Justice. "White House gets domestic violence adviser," LINK. "WASHINGTON, June 26 (UPI) -- The Obama administration Friday further signaled interest in solving social problems [wtf?], appointing Lynn Rosenthal its adviser on violence against American women. Vice President Joe Biden [yeah, he's always been ... http://mensnewsdaily.com/2009/06/30/free-geoff-hibbert-batman/ Over the last two decades, some amazing things have happened in the field of artificial intelligence (AI). Governments have been pouring money into AI and robotics, yielding meaningful progress. Some powerful AI systems have gone commercial; others are on the brink. But these accomplishments are sometimes being overshadowed by commentary ... http://mensnewsdaily.com/2009/06/30/artificial-intelligence-too-much-talk-about-the-future/ The remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) was quite a disappointment to sci-fi fans. Viewers gave it just over 2 stars at Amazon.com. That's slightly worse than Assignment: Outer Space (1960) and more than a point and a half behind Kronos (1950). If you haven't heard of ... http://mensnewsdaily.com/2009/06/29/the-day-the-earth-stood-still-sequel-to-remake/ Special midday biggun' update. First Comes Love, Then Comes Obesity? Article in TIME, LINK. Very incriminating and a must read. I'm surprised they'd publish it, frankly. "It's full-on wedding season, but anyone about to pledge to have and to hold should pay closer attention to the bit about "in sickness ... http://mensnewsdaily.com/2009/06/29/a-brief-history-of-feminism/ Who won the Cold War? That’s a no-brainer. The United States prevailed while the Soviet Union collapsed, and the People’s Republic of China dumped Marxism; capitalism (free markets and private property) triumphed over socialism (centrally planned markets and state-owned property); an ethos of individual rights proved to be more resilient ... http://mensnewsdaily.com/2009/06/28/no-laughing-matter/       Health Report:        Air Pollution & the Risk of Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT)           "A critical weekly review of important new research findings for health-conscious readers..."       By, Robert A. Wascher, MD, FACS       Last Updated: 06/28/2009 The information in this column is intended for informational purposes only, and does not constitute medical advice or recommendations by the ... http://mensnewsdaily.com/2009/06/28/air-pollution-the-risk-of-deep-venous-thrombosis-dvt/