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September 2006

Maher Arar Update

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Phyllis Schlafly, James Dobson

I have a friend who doesn't like Dr. James Dobson very much, or so I gather from some comments she...

Thoughts on the Winnability of Vietnam

Via ShrinkWrapped: What many people don’t know is that the Joint Chiefs offered President Johnson a plan to quickly defeat...

Hugo Chavez, Adventures in Wikipedia-Land

While reading the Wikipedia article on Hugo Chavez, I noticed this section, regarding the 2004 recall election: Critics called the...

We Give You Thanks, Cuba

Via Chris Johnson over at MCJ: While the rest of world was reacting to Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez calling President...

Disenfranchise This

If I, speaking as a conservative, had to summarize the strongest unifying "liberal"/"progressive" deficiency, is it the tendency to appear...

The Pope, Irresponsible Reporting, Death

David Warren: The BBC appears to have been quickest off the mark, to send around the world in many languages,...

Phil Vischer on Compromise and NBC

Phil Vischer is one of the co-creators of the cute and humorous "Veggie Tales" characters and shows. He's been involved...

Idiotic 9/11 Conspiracy Theories

I try. Really, I try. I try hard to give the 9/11 conspiracy theories time and serious consideration. But they're...

Taxes: Soak the Rich?

Biblically speaking, why do taxes exist? The Apostle Paul wrote: This is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities...

Tax Cuts: Helping the Poor

One of the cornerstones of the 'liberal' political view is that conservatives are mistaken in which political policy -- tax...

Science Fiction and Leftism

When I was a kid, I used to love science fiction. At first, I read everything I could by Asimov,...

Beware: Dead[ly] Attack Chihuahua!

Sic 'em, Muffin! A Wentzville woman could get up to 18 months in jail and a $1,500 fine for hitting...

The Real Claire McCaskill

Well, I was going to write about the Democratic contender for Missouri's seat in the Senate, but I see she's...

Review: Cinderella Man

This review contains spoilers, so if you plan to see this film, you might just want to move along......

Paul Joseph, You Rock!

Cathy Seipp recalls meeting Tom Snyder: This reminds me of my first up-close-and-personal experience with news anchors - an elementary...

Economic Reporting: Wages Versus Productivity

Via the Instapundit (muchas gracias!), a contrarian article about wages and productivity -- and the current reporting thereof. Well worth...

Study: Celebs More Narcissistic

Yet another study carefully quantifies and confirms the obvious -- that people who base their career around wanting public adulation...

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