The 1962 publication of Rachel Carson's classic "Silent Spring" marks the beginning of a sea change: the mass attack on technology and progress as a whole, for environmental reasons.

Of course Mr. Musharraf doesn't want to share power. Who does? Does The Times want to share power and influence with the LA Times or with the Washington Post? Of course not.

How come all the environmentalists keep proposing things people don't want to do? Real solutions nedn't require deprivation.

It is claimed that this boat runs on biodiesel made form the crew's fat and that it is carbon-neutral. But how is that calculated?

Somebody in Europe has realized what's crystal clear to anyone with a brain: reducing carbon emissions destroys your economy.

Poor people often skimp on food so that they will have enough money for things they consider valuable.

The Trust doesn't answer to anybody anymore. They don't even have to be right.

Since we peasants couldn't see that Roosevelt's marvelous ideas were for our own good, he believed it was OK for him to lie to help pass his programs. Does that remind you of any modern politicians?

Who owns your mortgage? It might just be...nobody.

Having been put on the scent, the blogosphere discovered that this was only the tip of the iceberg.