CO2: Not Good
“…despite efforts to reduce carbon emissions, the global growth rate of CO2 was 3.2% between 2000 and 2005 compared to …
Monthly Archives: November 2006
Merchants of Hate
“Hate merchants: Limbaugh, Hannity, O’Reilly, Coulter, Beck, Savage, Ingraham and their ilk poison the airwaves and do the GOP’s dirty …
John Hope Frankin Reviews Our History
“Hate merchants: Limbaugh, Hannity, O’Reilly, Coulter, Beck, Savage, Ingraham and their ilk poison the airwaves and do the GOP’s dirty …
Afghanistan: The New Air War
Afghanistan of course continues to descend, once again, into terror both from native sources of Talibanism and Warlordism and the …
Terrorism: Unreported
It sure seems strange to me that this little episode has gone widely unreported. Last month, one Barbara March, a …
Government: Choke It Tight and Often
On the day of foot-long obituaries for Milton Friedman the grandfather of “free markets make free people” it is appropriate …
Webbian Populism
Aplogies for light posting recently. Several piles of work that demand both early mornings and late evenings. In the interim …
Habeus Corpus: Bring it Back!
Senator Christopher Dodd (D-CT) introduced legislation today that would, among other things, restore the right of habeus corpus to detainees… …
FOX Pays for Terrorists Weapons
The right wing WorldNetDaily reports that the right wing FOX news network paid a $2,000,000 ransome to get its reporters …
Anthrax Terrorism
You may remember that Keith Olberman was delivered an envelope with white powder a few weeks ago; you may also …
Water: More Precious Than Gold
“Did you know that if you turn off the tap while cleaning your teeth, you can save 12 liters (3 …
Torture: The Word Not Spoken
Peter Steinfels, the NY Times religion reporter, points out what no one talked about on the campaign trail: Torture. He …