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Monday, May 1, 2006

John Kenneth Galbraith, 97

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Those of us who came of age in the sixties will recall John Kenneth Galbraith and his entertaining debates with Bill Buckley every president...

Just One Bubble in the Bath

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VOA News has an article about the debate among some scientists as to whether there is just one universe or whether there are an infinite nu...

The Hunt For Al-Zarqawi

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Here's a fascinating story from the Marine Corps Times that suggests that being a friend of the Sheik of Slaughters makes for a disappo...

Did He Really Say <i>That</i>?

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Tapscott has an astonishing quote made by Senator John McCain during a recent appearance on the Don Imus show. McCain said that he would di...
Sunday, April 30, 2006

This Can't Be Good

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From the link : Numerous economists have expressed optimism about Iran's ambitions, saying that the impact of the Iran oil bourse on t...

Can You Live With That?

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Tens of thousands of antiwar protestors marched in New York yesterday. "We are here today because the war is illegal, immoral and u...

Iran Oil Exchange

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According to this article it looks like Iran is moving foward with its oil exchange. Oil Minister Kazem Vaziri Hamaneh said on Wednesday ...
Saturday, April 29, 2006

Evil Energy

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Here are some facts I've gleened from the current events regarding oil. The country's three largest petroleum companies - Exxon Mo...

God Save Their Souls

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For some people the death penalty would be a sentence of unfathomable mercy compared to what they deserve: Prosecutors won't seek hat...

Causes of Decline

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A friend notes an interesting item from an article in our local paper . In a speech marking a celebration of a local councilwoman being name...

Something to Think About

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Victor Davis Hanson gives those who argue that we should set a date for Iraq to get its act together and that if they don't meet it we s...

DOW / Gold Ratio

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Here's an interesting chart that I look at from time to time. The lower chart illustrates the DOW / Gold ratio for over the last 100...
Friday, April 28, 2006

Teaching Evolution, Pt. II

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Part II of John Timmer's summary of the New York University Conference on teaching science is here . Timmer writes that: The first tal...

Gas Relief

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Well it's the end of the week and I was due for a good laugh and today I got it complements of our government. Our congressmen are think...

From The Mogambo Guru

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The Mogambo Guru tells it like it is. For those who will listen this is a must read article . But what all these groups of people have is ...

Atlas Shrugged

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Here's news for Ayn Rand fans. We've heard these rumors before, but perhaps now plans to make the movie will finally come to fruiti...

Raping Reputations

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The alleged victim of the alleged unsolicited advances of three members of the Duke Lacrosse team, none of whom anyone would want dating the...

Two Bad Arguments and Two Better Ones

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Here's a link to a very good paper by philosopher of science Jeffrey Koperski on the ID/ evolution issue. He discusses two arguments of...
Thursday, April 27, 2006

Pass This on to W.

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"In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to...

Teaching Evolution, Pt. I

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John Timmer of Ars Technica reports on a New York Academy of Sciences program titled Teaching Evolution and the Nature of Science. His repo...