Another State-mandated power trip sends people to earlier graves

Daylight savings time. see http://content.nejm.org/cgi/reprint/359/18/1966.pdf The ‘nejm’ stands for New England Journal of Medicine, so this is not a crackpot notion.

Thought I didn’t have to worry about this much…

But the fact remains that there remain thousands and thousands of 100 kiloton+ yield nukes around the world. And, apparently, plenty of people who threaten to use them on their enemies.

Golly gee. If the FBI says it’s true, it must be true.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080806/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/anthrax_investigation Well, maybe. Or perhaps the evidence agaisnt the guy is largely fabricated, and he offed himself because he felt like he and his family were being threatened and allowed no way out. Hmmmm. I’ve studied microbiology and genetics before. It’s quite likely that the FBI is full of it here. The whole story has [...]

The best (anti-) war movie ever.

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A Great Performance

My guess is that a crowd of Rush fans and a crowd of dyed-in-the-wool libertarians overlap quite a bit… whether in the USA or in this feisty Brasilian audience. Neil Peart is about as liberty-minded as a rock lyricist can get. Anyway if you happen to be a Rush fan (as I am), enjoy this [...]

From the imperial capital

We’re visiting the Imperial Capital on a little outing for the weekend.  One thing I noticed was that if they keep having all these wars, there’s not going to be any more room for all those big stone monuments they like to put up.  Another thing I noticed is all the anti-”terrist” barricades which choke [...]

Someone please help me shred this so-called argument.

A relative of mine thinks the Iraq War was (and remains) a good idea.  He is continually brainwashed by Weekly Standard and NRO balderdash.   This is what he calls an unbeatable case for his views.  He must be shown the error of his ways.  It is a family affair.   Somebody help me show him [...]

Depress-ioning news?

Salon says that we could be headed for another Great Depression.  What’s the cause of it?  A lack of government of course! 

Newsflash!!

Poll: Bullshit Is Most Important Issue For 2008 Voters

Good bye, Blue Sky

Bly me, sir, but I do believe you have turned into a giant toad…

The Atomic Cafe part I

This is  Part I of an old but essential documentary for anyone who values peace.  The other parts are on youtube.