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July 2008

Snow Down Under?

And Al Gore wasn't even visiting at the time! For the first time since 1836 it has snowed in Sydney...

Dirty Dishes in the Sink

One of the most disgusting habits I know is this propensity certain people have to place dirty dishes in the...

Human Nature and Hypocrisy

A reader (well, a friend also, but it's kind of fun to say that -- make it sound like Random...

"Shooting suspect hated liberals"

In April 2007, Cho Seung-Hui went on a rampage, murdering fellow Virginia Tech classmates. He left behind extensive documentation about...

Blogging's "Glass Ceiling"

The New York Times, adhering to it's you're-a-victim template, complains that female bloggers aren't doing as well as their male...

Secession STILL Popular Among Democrats

Althouse: 22% of Americans "believe any state or region has the right to peaceably secede and become an independent republic."...

Gary Condit (D): History in the (Re-)Making

In 2001, his party affiliation was more than somewhat mysterious: The Media Research Center (MRC) analyzed ABC, NBC and CBS...

What Do Vestigial Salamander Eyes Prove?

Oddly enough, they prove Christopher Hitchens and Richard Dawkins should not be taken at all seriously by intelligent, intellectually honest...

LA Times' Executive Privilege Amnesia

The Times: Bush claims executive privilege in Valerie Plame Wilson case The concept of executive privilege rings a special bell...

Hamburgers: Paris Finally Gets It

Barcelona is one of the few films to take on the subject of European anti-American bigotry. Set in the 1980s...

Saltation and Lizards

I do not believe the religion is the enemy of good science -- one would have to be largely ignorant...

Exposing Astronomical Racism

Jonah Goldberg: At a recent meeting of city officials in Dallas County, Texas, a small racial brouhaha broke out. County...

Trading Places and the Book of Job

There's currently a story in the atheistic world which argues that the biblical book of Job is just like the...

"Hooligans" Have Rights, Too!

UK's Daily Mail: For more than two years, Sydney Davis's house has been under siege from youths throwing stones. After...

James Hansen Defends Science

NASA's James Hansen is man of impeccable credentials. A guardian of pure, non-ideological science, and sometimes called the "father of...

The Truth Behind McCain's Visit to Colombia

In recent years, far too many American citizens have been going about their lives, worrying about their about their own...

The Medicare Advantage Showdown

Is it better to have the government pay doctors directly, or does it make more sense to let Medicare consumers...

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