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By Hobbes | Jan 31, 2008 |
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When Commodore Matthew Perry opened Japan to the west, he took American and British missionaries along. In addition to translating, they also helped with education.
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By Hobbes | Jan 30, 2008 |
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This video just gave us the best news we've heard out of the Middle East in a long, long time -- Iraqis are beginning to laugh at their leaders.
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By Hobbes | Jan 21, 2008 |
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Who needs a "first black president" who is actually white when you can have a "first black president" who really is black?
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By Kermit Frosch | Jan 14, 2008 |
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Scientists want research grants, more published papers, and to be listened to by the general public. Bureaucrats want a bigger department and more clout. Politicians want a crisis - any crisis - so they can ride to power with a "solution".
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By Kermit Frosch | Jan 11, 2008 |
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Sure, global warming seems unlikely; but if it's true, it's so awful, shouldn't we take action just in case?
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By Hobbes | Jan 10, 2008 |
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The left-wing blogsphere claim that Hillary's people stole the election from Obama. The evidence, if true, is staggering.
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By Kermit Frosch | Jan 10, 2008 |
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The ocean levels are not going to rise by 20 feet by 2100. According to the UN's International Panel on Climate Change, it's more like a single foot, or maybe 18 inches.
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By Kermit Frosch | Jan 9, 2008 |
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Government proposals to fix global warming won't work, at great expense.
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By Kermit Frosch | Jan 8, 2008 |
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Out of every million pounds of atmosphere... we are adding 6 pounds of carbon. That's .0006%.
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By Kermit Frosch | Jan 7, 2008 |
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The planet Mars is getting warmer too. As far as we can tell from SEC filings, neither Exxon nor Halliburton have significant operations on that planet; nor does it fall under the authority of the Bush administration.