Monthly Archives: December 2008

Anti-Israeli anger is nonsensical

Victor Davis Hanson has a short and to-the-point rebuttal for those who are publicly denouncing the recent Israeli strikes in Gaza. In the same vein, Hamas blankets Israel for days with rockets and the Europeans are silent until Israel responds … Continue reading

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What caused massive unemployment in the 30′s

Thomas Sowell is once again providing much needed facts and history regarding the crippling unemployment experienced in the U.S. during the 1930′s. It wasn’t the market crash that caused unemployment to sky-rocket, it was Smoot-Hawley and other interventionist policies carried … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas

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Recession spurs interest in hunting

For the past 30+ years, the number of hunters has been declining. Now with money and grocery budgets tight and time less of a precious commodity for many, this FoxNews.com article describes how hunting is rapidly coming back as a … Continue reading

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New memory developed at Rice U

Interesting news release from Rice University researchers. They’ve apparently developed a new form of memory chip that will have 10 nanometer circuitry (as opposed to the 45 nanometer circuitry that is used today.) The memory will be smaller, use less … Continue reading

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So now tuna is good for you again

Remember all the histrionics and fear mongering we’ve endured over the ‘threat’ of mercury poisoning from eating fish. Well, according to this report, it was much ado about nothing. Additionally, it seems that pregnant women who have eschewed tuna (and … Continue reading

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It’s almost like the McCain campaign does it on purpose

From their lackluster, distracted, and uninterested performance throughout the election, to the race to concede in time for supper and an early bedtime on election night, to now refusing to support the woman he argued was best person in the … Continue reading

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