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September 2007

Are Girls Going Through Puberty Earlier?

And if so, what is the cause? Ryan discusses the popular belief that something in our food or environment might...

Christopher Hitchens' Latest Argument

I like Christopher Hitchens. Unable to sleep, I've been listening to a rebroadcast of a debate or interview (variously) between...

Open Comments Thread

Well, I thought we'd try something new, just for the fun of it. Since most discussions here veer off quickly...

Bang. Head. Against. Wall.

Sometimes, I get tired of the echo chamber blogs have become, and feel the need to attempt to engage in...

Guess the Author

We as a nation need to be able to pray. We need to remove the constraints of courts who...

To Ahmadinejad, with Love

Yes, it's tragic, but it's also funny. Via LGF, a denizen of DailyKos writes: Why I Have A Little Crush...

Iraq Body Count

When trying to figure out whether to support this war or not, one my most important considerations concerned body counts:...

Was Timothy McVeigh a Patriot?

Today's random question: If "patriotism" can merely consist of having good intentions, and wishing to do what's best for your...

Conservative Media Apathy

In wake of the Kerry-related "tasing" incident, Steve Graham ruminates about Andrew Meyers' prospects for future fame. I took a...

The Old Man in the Sky

Today at work, amidst conversation about smoothies, hamburgers, and Darwinism, a co-worker asked me if I believed in "an old...

Ahmedinejad at Columbia University?

Via Instapundit, a question: Just a random thought on Ahmedinejad speaking at Columbia. Columbia doesn't host ROTC or (I think)...

Light Rail is the Answer To...

... what, again? When taken as a whole, then, most transit systems with light rail use more energy and emit...

Voting Against One's Values

There are many Democrats who hold strong personally-conservative values. They work hard, are frugal, contribute to society, have raised their...

A Superior European Education

This is utterly amazing....

Organic Foods

Via Mike, an excellent article explaining why organic foods might not be as healthy as you thought. Toxicologist Bruce Ames...

The Circle of Life: Disney's Environmental Hypocrisy

Once upon a time, a long time ago, there was a man named "Walt Disney", who had a dream: he...

Amodio Study: "Left" versus "Right" Brains

Here's an interesting study write-up in the L.A. Times which seems to indicate political orientation is hard-wired into the brain....

Democratic Patriotism

Today's topic is patriotic Democrats. I know there absolutely are patriotic Democrats. But what are they patriotic about? For example:...

Disagree with the Left? Go to Hell.

... Go directly to hell. Do not pass Go. Do not collect $200. Jim Wallis is interesting. Today, he alleges...

ACLU Leader Busted for Child Porn

Speaking of sexual politics, I can't help but wonder how common this sort of thing is in the ACLU --...

The Joys of Conservativism

If you're looking for a philosophy which will impress a lot of the "cool" people out there, conservatism is not...

Disney World, Food, and Competition

Usually, ABC/Disney is just another corporation which needs to compete for your attention and dollars. But inside their resorts and...

Benefitless "Improvements"

A regular readers know, I'm fascinated by our psychological quirks. Today's fun behavior involves insisting everyone follow some practice or...

Struggling with Sin

As I tend to do at times, I brought more reading materials on my recent trip than I had time...

The Tyranny of Choice

Over at Volokh, there's an interesting discussion about Barry Schwartz's The Paradox of Choice. I know an argument is making...

For What It's Worth: I'm Back

In my unending campaign to reduce my blog readership to nearly nothing, I'm back from an unannounced week or so...

The Glories of the NHS

This is a bit old, but I'm noting it here for posterity... Want more Americans to die of cancer? Let's...

Sexual Politics

I was in Missouri during a vote to amend the Missouri constitution to clarify that "marriage" meant a union of...

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