I was intrigued by the headline of this story in the Chronicle of Higher Education. The headline reads, “America’s Most Overrated Product: the Bachelor’s Degree” which led me to believe that the article would be about the increasing number of jobs for which employers are demanding a Bachelor’s Degree just for an entry-level position. This […]
This is truly awesome. A monster storm spawning bolts of lightning 10,000 times more powerful than any seen on Earth is raging on the ringed planet Saturn. The powerful electrical storm cropped up in Saturn’s southern hemisphere five months ago, when it was first spotted by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, and has persevered to become the […]
Okay, so Mark Steyn wasn’t just blowing smoke after all. WASHINGTON (AP) – Some top international food scientists Tuesday recommended halting the use of food-based biofuels, such as ethanol, saying it would cut corn prices by 20 percent during a world food crisis. But even as the scientists were calling for a moratorium, President Bush […]
I”m at a bit of a loss to describe this article from the McClatchy News Service. On one hand, I’m given to discounting much of what comes from McClatchy as biased and distorted, because it generally is. On the other hand, it is one of the most solid articles on Iraq I’ve read by anyone […]
It looks like the Cult of Global Warming is racheting up the panic factor another notch. Jammie Wearing Fool brings us the story from Down Under where a new fear has been hurled at us. Global Warming is going to give us all HIV! Ace is asking what new hell this is. Well, it’s the […]
CIA Director Hayden let out a little more information about that nuclear reactor that Israel bombed in Syria. His agency estimated that it could have produced enough nuclear material for as many as two weapons within a year after it became fully operational. He also told reporters that the CIA didn’t tell the IAEA about […]
In 1998 1988 (oops), George Harrison, looking for a “B-side” to go with the single release from his new album Cloud Nine laid down a track in Bob Dylan’s recording studio. Along with Dylan, Harrison corralled Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, and Roy Orbison. None of them were in their musical prime. Indeed, all of them […]
Over the last few days Barack Obama’s spiritual mentor and former pastor Jeremiah Wright gave a couple of speeches that have provided a near-endless wellspring of hatred and ignorance. I”m not going to dive into the speeches. If you’re interested in what he said, and how a reasonable person who doesn’t have their head so […]
There are times when Mark Steyn’s columns are merely the most witty and engaging you are likely to read these days. Then, there are times when he lays aside the jests and turns his talent toward cutting through the fog and clutter around an issue like a white hot flame until the core is laid […]
And people are taking Rush Limbaugh to task? When Rush quoted Al Shaprton threatening to “demonstrate” in Denver, this is exactly what he was talking about: NEW YORK (AP) – Hundreds of angry people marched through Harlem on Saturday after the Rev. Al Sharpton promised to “close this city down” to protest the acquittals of […]
