Let’s not talk about the weather
Okay, I take it back. It’s really, really, really hot today.
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Islamicist terrorism in Oslo?
Maybe. Sure looks like it: A bomb killed seven people in Norway’s capital Oslo on Friday…Shortly afterwards, a gunman opened fire at the island of Utoeya north-west of Oslo, where Stoltenberg’s Labour party youth section’s annual gathering was taking place. … Continue reading →
Anti-obesity campaigns…
…don’t work, because we seem to be getting fatter. But never fear: The definition of obesity is set by federal health professionals. Their calculations are controversial, in part, because the rate of premature death is lower among Americans in the … Continue reading →
Rebekah Brooks and those curly-haired women
[Hat tip: Althouse.] The British phone-hacking scandal is something I’ve managed to avoid writing about so far, although if you’d like to read about the substance of it please feel free. But a new and admittedly more trivial angle that … Continue reading →
Obamacare and jobs
It’s a correlation, not a causation, but still…
Continue reading →Let’s talk about the weather
There’s an old New England joke that we’ve got two seasons here: winter and the Fourth of July. But not this year. This year, folks, we’ve got a real summer, one that would do any place proud. It’s been sunny … Continue reading →
Spambot of the day
Carping bot: The following time I read a weblog, I hope that it doesnt disappoint me as a lot as this one. I mean, I know it was my option to read, however I actually thought youd have one thing … Continue reading →
Yesterday was Michele Bachmann’s turn, today…
…it’s Allan West’s (see this and this). First they came for the women. Then the blacks. Does that make them sexist and racist? Only if said women and blacks are Republicans—which makes them traitors.
Continue reading →The Cato Institute on the Gang of Six’s budget proposal
Here’s the analysis.
Continue reading →If even the SEC couldn’t detect Madoff’s Ponzi scheme…
…when it was pointed out to them and outlined and described by Harry Markopolus, and they launched an official investigation, why should investors and banks have been expected to discover Madoff’s fraudulent dealings all on their own? But the Madoff … Continue reading →
Deepak Chopra gives us some insight into the liberal mindset
His own, that is. Chopra’s basic argument: even though you’re pissed at Obama, you must support him because otherwise evil will triumph. I especially like his first paragraph: One of the virtues of being on the liberal side of politics … Continue reading →
I don’t quite know what I want to say about this…
…but I know I want to say something. This is about the marriage between 51-year-old actor Doug Hutchison and 16-year-old Courtney Stodden, about which a lot of people are up in arms. Her parents are not among them, however; they … Continue reading →