Monthly Archives: February 2010

The Church of Climate Change: Some Movement in The Pews

This press report is interesting, not only for what it contains  (some tricky questions about Chinese climate data on urban ‘heat islands’ ), but for where it appears – in the Guardian, a center of AGW orthodoxy. The Guardian‘s writer concludes … Continue reading

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Cuts for thee, not me

Is there any chance that Republicans will actually try to cooperate with the President in making the requisite hard budget cuts, or will they grandstand on his every proposal, along the previous lines of “he wants to kick Grandma off … Continue reading

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Equal opportunity exploitation

It’s nice to know that in their drive to soak the rich, our political representatives don’t neglect to soak the poor (and stupid) as well: [New York] Gov. David A. Paterson announced Friday that he had selected a casino operator … Continue reading

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Environmentalism coopts everything

In the message broadcast on Friday, Mr. bin Laden veered away from his traditional vows to inflict death and destruction on the United States, and instead discussed climate change, globalization and monetary policy in a message that he said was … Continue reading

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Fathers and the fertility revolution

I consider here whether there are any arguments left that one might make regarding absent fathers’ obligation to their biological children once the fertility revolution that enables gay procreation is moved to the center of the marriage institution.  I am … Continue reading

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Have the terrorists won?

No wonder AG Holder caved in to pressure and moved the KSM trial.  Here are the security measures that New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly had announced for the trial, at a cost of hundreds of millions of dollars: inner … Continue reading

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