Jon David is doing his part in the Islamist War. He took over an al-Queda web site and collected plenty of useful information. Unfortunately, it took five days for someone at the FBI to use it. That was a missed opportunity, but David noted that 90% of the web traffic was from […]
Nobel Prize winner and free market guru Milton Friedman turned 90 today. Bruce Bartlett and Thomas Sowell honor the man. Happy B-Day.
“Milton Friedman”
“Milton Friedman at 90″
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American Atheists, Inc. may consider “Rina” to be a smart kid, but this is what the 14 year-old thought about Jews and World War II:
In my opinion, religion is a silly thing. Look at what it’s caused. People being Jewish in the 1940s caused WWII.
It’s safe to say that Rina isn’t a “smart kid.”
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Well, this is a pleasant surprise. I got some heated response to my rather flippant link to a story on light pollution. A little agitation is good for the old weblog.
It looks like the Loudoun County light pollution ordinance would let busy body county officials start dictating what kind of lights people can […]
Electric cars may be more environmentally friendly (if you really think about it, the jury is still out), but they could burn down your home. Model Veronica Webb had that happen to her. She’s giving up on eco-friendly cars. “We got the car because it was supposed to be great for the […]
Wisconsin printing king Harry Quadracci died yesterday. He built Quad/Graphics into a world printing powerhouse. Because of his fortune, he donated to many causes in the Southeast Wisconsin area. Stress from the death of his father-in-law and a deadly building collapse a few weeks ago (only 10 miles from my house) may […]
I’m at the same “Insignificant Microbe” level of the weblog ecosystem as Eric Alterman. Lots of people seem to bash him–just not as much as Robert Fisk–so I’m surprised he has so few links to his weblog. I thought the redesign of TAM would garner some new links but no such luck. […]
You only have 5 days left to bid on a 1954 Princeton yearbook with Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld posing in his football uniform.
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So, Vice President Cheney has the President’s ear when it comes to foreign policy. When Bush said the Palestinians needed new leadership, that was Cheney. When Bush called for change in Iran, that too had Cheney’s fingerprints on it. His tough stance towards Iraq, Iran, and the Palestinians reassures me. This […]
While scanning the list of inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, a few groups aren’t on the list who should be: Canadian power trio Rush and southern rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd. Genesis and Black Sabbath also comes to mind. Who are some others? One criteria is that the band’s/artist’s first […]
Bill Safire sure isn’t young, yet he isn’t fuddy-duddy about weblogs. He feels “the noun blog is a useful addition to the lexicon.” I’m happy that he did some actual research and mentioned Jorn “Weblog Godfather” Barger and William “Blogosphere” Quick.
“Blog” [via Andrew Sullivan]
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Mucho kudos go to Lance Armstrong for winning his fourth straight Tour de France. Those Frenchmen must just be hating the U.S. now for having an American completely dominate the biggest sporting event in their country.
It’s amazing enough that Armstrong has won the last four years. It’s even more incredible to know he […]
Here’s the transcript of the House debate on expelling James Traficant. I don’t have anytime right now to find the funny stuff (off to a family reunion), but I’ll be digging for some good nuggets later today/tonight.
UPDATE: Don’t bother with the above link. Bill pointed out in the comments that it’s a […]
McCain hosting SNL can’t possibly be worse than when Steve “Teve Torbes” Forbes hosted a few years back. Forbes tried really, really hard, but he had no sense of comic timing or any ability to be funny other than looking like a bad joke.
“Sen. McCain to Host ‘SNL’ This Fall”
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Philip Morris actually supports FDA regulation of cigarettes. In the past, PM has spent millions of dollars to stop any regulation of their products. Why the change? PM wants to develop a “safe” cigarette and FDA approval would help. Also, FDA regulation would lock in PM’s dominant market share. Here’s […]
