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Classical ValuesObamamania and the progressive "base"Is left-wing Obamamania on the wane? Be sure to read my Pajamas Media piece on the subject and find out! I won't spoil it, but I came precariously close to comparing Barack Obama to Humphrey Bogart. My thanks to Pajamas...... Read the rest of "Obamamania and the progressive "base""
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The Mr. and the Mrs. will both be Missed!I knew this was coming, but I hated to see it just the same. Kim du Toit and his wife Connie (aka The Mrs.) have stopped blogging. Both are friends, and Connie has been a regular commenter here for years....... Read the rest of "The Mr. and the Mrs. will both be Missed!"
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Love and TruthI'm neglecting everything right now, simply because of the things I'm neglecting! Tough to explain, but I haven't had much time. However, I wanted to thank the commenters to this post for offering advice on how to salvage old VHS...... Read the rest of "Love and Truth"
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War On The BorderThe Drug War in Mexico as chronicled by Newsweek is starting to cross the US border.Late one night in January, an ambulance escorted by five unmarked squad cars pulled up to Thomason Hospital in El Paso, Texas. Out leaped more...... Read the rest of "War On The Border"
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Let Us Try The Conservative SolutionI have pretty much shown in a number of posts that government involvement in marriage, in making drugs illegal, and in running schools were the innovations of radicals. Those solutions to the problems they addressed don't seem to be working...... Read the rest of "Let Us Try The Conservative Solution"
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Getting A Daily DoseThe Swiss are giving in to the junkies. GENEVA (AP) - Dr. Daniele Zullino keeps glass bottles full of white powder in a safe in a locked room of his office. Patients show up each day to receive their treatment...... Read the rest of "Getting A Daily Dose"
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Success In MexicoMexico is having some success in fighting the drug traffickers that are causing so much trouble for Mexicans and their government. President Felipe Calderon and his government defended their fight against public corruption and drug trafficking Friday, asking for greater...... Read the rest of "Success In Mexico"
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The Racial Fear CardFifty Percent of the violent crimes committed in the districts occupied by Mexicans, Greeks, Turks, Phillipinos, Spaniards, Latin Americans, and Negroes may be traced to the use of marijuana. - Harry Anslinger head of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics....... Read the rest of "The Racial Fear Card"
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Drunken sex, and imbalanced power imbalancesIn light of yesterday's post about drunken sex being treated as rape, I guess I shouldn't be surprised to see that the woman charged with having sex in a Minnesota men's room is now turning up the volume on the...... Read the rest of "Drunken sex, and imbalanced power imbalances"
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A Mutiny At CawnporeSgt. Mom writes about some history she learned in her travels in the English countryside and its implications for the current troubles in Mumbai. Not for the faint of heart or those with delicate sensibilities. But not much that has...... Read the rest of "A Mutiny At Cawnpore"
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Archaeologists Find Old PotWell this is a very different kind of pot for archaeologists. What they found was a marijuana stash. OTTAWA - Researchers say they have located the world's oldest stash of marijuana, in a tomb in a remote part of China....... Read the rest of "Archaeologists Find Old Pot"
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The Immoral NationThere has been a lot of back and forth at the places I post (Classical Values and Power and Control) about America becoming an immoral nation. So I have to asks a question of my readers and especially those commenting...... Read the rest of "The Immoral Nation"
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Sex in the men's room -- it isn't just for gays anymore! (And drunken sex is mutual rape!)A few days ago I wrote a post about sex in men's rooms, and among the issues I discussed were whether or not some of the men who have sex in restrooms are "straight." (I don't think they are entirely...... Read the rest of "Sex in the men's room -- it isn't just for gays anymore! (And drunken sex is mutual rape!)"
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Four prongs?As the Mumbai attacks have made crystal clear, the situation in Pakistan sucks. Big Time. If you have the slightest doubt about this, Bridget Johnson details why in a must-read piece that Glenn Reynolds linked earlier: As the smoke clears...... Read the rest of "Four prongs?"
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A Positronic Brain?Researchers at a Hewlet Packard Laboratory have combined computer logic with at type of controllable variable resistor into a neural network that may in time be dense enough to mimic a human brain. Also at the symposium, Snider unveiled a...... Read the rest of "A Positronic Brain?"
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Not So Long AgoTime Magazine chronicles the anti-gay movement in Florida led by Anita Briant. The year is 1977. In the heat of the campaign, emotions have got out of hand. A gay worker was hospitalized after a beating; others have received crank...... Read the rest of "Not So Long Ago"
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Saving found artI'll be gone most of the day, so I thought I'd leave a little more "natural" art. First, another photograph of the purely natural art that's been staring at me: And here's some rodent art, which was carefully preserved inside...... Read the rest of "Saving found art"
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Yes, Happy Thanksgiving!In light of my earlier post about terrorist attacks on Westerners in Mumbai, the idea of wishing people a Happy Thanksgiving feels a bit surreal. However (via Glenn Reynolds), as Roger L. Simon explains, even in light of these horrific...... Read the rest of "Yes, Happy Thanksgiving!"
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Don't renege. Reframe!I keep reading and hearing that Barack Obama is thinking of reneging on his campaign pledge to close Gitmo, and the issue came up in this often wry PJTV discussion between Glenn Reynolds and Michelle Malkin. In light of the...... Read the rest of "Don't renege. Reframe!"
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Pedal To The MetalStagflation, Stagflation, my banker doesn't have near enough information. The printing presses are running over time and yet folks don't want to spend one thin dime. Stagflation, stagflation, I think it will wind up ruining the nation. Pass the...... Read the rest of "Pedal To The Metal"
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