A host of lessons can be read into this. Perhaps we should have a contest to see who can draw the most inferences. I thought of writing a parody press release in which Greenpeace called for a world conference to stop unregulated animal migrations. Then, I realized that plants are just as evil as animals. Personally...(Read more...)
Information-sharing still at pre-9/11 level Posted by Ed Thompson
on 10/21, 1:17am
As recently -- 20 Oct 2005 -- reported on C-SPAN (by Tom Kean), information-sharing between agencies has not been improved since 9/11. What this means is that the same statist over-regulation remains -- the same ineffectual system (the one that allowed middle eastern knuckleheads to take lessons to fly -- but not to la...(Read more...)
Chris tells me he's home, & feeling pretty rough after a harrowing procedure. Details at his Notablog: http://www.nyu.edu/projects/sciabarra/notablog/archives/000814.html You'll be fine, DDD. Ya can't keep a bad boy down! :-) Lotsaluv Linz(Read more...)
If ever one wanted proof of our lawmakers' inability to think conceptually, here it is. While it's nice to see the arseholes who have plagued the food industry getting their comeuppance, why limit this bill to protecting McDonalds and co? What's next - a bill that protects headphone manufacturers from being sued by cus...(Read more...)
The Minneapolis entertainment newspaper City Pages mentions that former Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura plans to leave the United States: "But Ventura is done with Minnesota--and done with America, it would seem. Ventura's big announcement, if anyone was listening, is that he plans to leave the country in searc...(Read more...)
As a sign that the religious right is not all-powerful, conservative/Republican heavywieght Grover Norquist spoke at a gay Republican group and has the religious right hopping mad. -- Ed
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Solo Education is alive and well. Posted by Marty Lewinter
on 10/19, 12:15am
Solo Education is alive and well. I have agreed to be the dean (heh-heh). Please see our threads and feel free to respond. (Click on 'discussion' after you go to the Solo Education page.) Topics pertaining to all levels of education (elementary school to graduate school) are solicited. They may be general or sub...(Read more...)
The recent upward spike in gasoline prices (particularly those following natural disasters) has unleashed a torrent of theories attempting to explain the pricing behavior in gasoline markets. From the Internet to television media pundits to the local newspaper editorial pages, and from political ideologues both left an...(Read more...)
""Obsession," a new documentary directed by Wayne Kopping and produced by Peter Mier and Raphael Shore, delves into the threat of radical Islam to Western civilization. Using unique footage from Arab television, it reveals an 'insider's view' of the hatred taught by Islamic radicals, their incitement of global jihad, a...(Read more...)
