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April 2007

Dr. Conyers, I Presume?

WSJ op-ed: Tuesday was Africa Malaria Day, and Michigan Representative John Conyers marked the event by inviting something called the...

Ban the "Knife Culture"?

TimeOnline clearly thinks the "bible class" aspect of this story is most relevant. Indeed, perhaps so -- since this kind...

All the News That's Fit to Hide

As usual, the papers are filled with varying degrees of clueless commentary -- from "somewhat" to "amazingly". Why has there...

Cho Seung Hui: Dishing it out to the "Rich and Privileged"

Sadly, as with Ted Kaczynski, this is what I'd guessed we'd find, politically: Authorities found two three-page notes in his...

Bring the Troops Home!

From South Korea, that is. At least Iraq wants them, still, and I'm sure Kim Jong Il could use a...

How to Survive

If you haven't seen it already, Michelle Malkin has a letter from a Virginia Tech student who survived: It was...

Notes from Today (Updated)

I think you all know that I consider "gun free zones" a way of assuring would-be serial killers that the...

Thoughts on Christians and Race

First off, I don't want to whitewash (pardon the pun) the situation and give the impression I think Christians --...

Mismanaging the Iraq War

On the heels of this thoughtful commentary about the Iraq war, I'd like to say that I agree, from what...

"It's all about me... just give me something."

People and corporations who view the government as their personal bank account are a serious problem. But it's not surprising...

Two Stories on Conversions

... via Christianity Today. The first: Knesset considers bill outlawing all evangelism Israel currently bans evangelism of minors and offering...

Obama's Church: "Conservatives are saying..."

A close friend of mine (a lifelong Democrat) sent me a link to this story in the Chicago Tribune, about...

Weighing Risks

John Stossel: Media exposure clouds our judgment about real-life odds. Of course, it doesn't help that viewers are as ignorant...

The "Consensus" on Antioxidants

Last year, we all knew that ingesting antioxidants like Vitamin E was helpful for minimizing cancer risks. This year? Large...

Java Urban Performance Legend: Memory Allocation

Brian Goetz: Pop quiz: Which language boasts faster raw allocation performance, the Java language, or C/C++? The answer may surprise...

Khmer Rouge Educated in Paris? Imagine That!

Some people clearly don't see things the way I do: In retrospect, it seems enigmatic that these talented members of...

Slapped for Wishing Pelosi Well (And Requesing the Same)

Just a final follow-up on my last post, where I pointed out that I'm opposed to liberal-ism, and don't harbor...

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