Month: January 2009

Have you ever wondered if the German National Socialists were really right wing? Well now you can find out by reading the Readers Digest Condensed Version of The Road to Serfdom which is downloadable at no cost from a link at the page. You should use the Save As function and title the file The…

Misha Glenny author of McMafia: A Journey Through the Global Criminal Underworld has this to say about the drug war: In the past two years, the drug war has become the Taliban’s most effective recruiter in Afghanistan. Afghanistan’s Muslim extremists have reinvigorated themselves by supporting and taxing the countless peasants who are dependent one way…

Richard Cowan says “bad journalism” is responsible for marijuana prohibition. Actually I will go farther. It is responsible for the whole drug prohibition mess. However, we are starting to get some examples of good journalism. Clarence Page of the Chicago Tribune is one of them. “Man found dead with hands severed.” “Prominent Juarez lawyer, son…

A protest against Israeli operations in Gaza was called off because not enough Palestinians showed up. RAMALLAH – It’s quiet in Ramallah. At the northern entrance to the city, not far from the mall, a new fountain spouts water. Next to it lies a sign in English: “Gaza under fire.” But it seems the Gaza…

Iran’s ally Syria has called for a cease fire in Gaza that accepts at least part of what the Israelis wanted. Syrian President Bashar Assad called on Israel to cease its military operation in Gaza immediately, while simultaneously demanding that Hamas cease its fire towards Israel. In an interview with the BBC network Assad warned…

Last week I did a post on the the science of electric motors that featured a learning kit for kids that provided the parts required for a kid (of any age) interested in the science and technology of electric motors to build a small one. I’d estimate that the motor, which you could hold in…

The so-called “potty parity” movement is something I’ve had fun ridiculing in the past, but never took seriously. However, laughing at politically correct nonsense does not make it go away, because I’ve learned that over time, ridiculous things tend to become deadly serious. Via an email from a friend, I’ve learned that his time, “potty…

Since water vapor is the most potent greenhouse gas isn’t it time to outlaw hot water and hang those who boil it? Cross Posted at Power and Control

That would be impending climate holocaust denier Physics professor William Happer. He is rather incendiary in his denial too. Physics professor William Happer GS ’64 has some tough words for scientists who believe that carbon dioxide is causing global warming. “This is George Orwell. This is the ‘Germans are the master race. The Jews are…

It seems there is a little trouble down Mexico way. Touted as one of the safest cities of its size in the nation, El Paso is awakening to its southern neighbor’s bloody nightmare. City officials say that drug-related violence across the border in Ciudad Juárez is having a growing impact in El Paso. And the…

Yesterday it was 72 degrees and sunny. T-shirt weather. As I worked outside, I remembered a reader’s recent charge that I am enjoying a vacation of sorts, and while that was not true, I must admit that yesterday’s balmy weather (in contrast to the coldness and dampness which characterized most of this trip) generated something…

It looks like EEStor is not meeting its goals for a testable prototype. It’s looking pretty official that EEStor won’t be able to reach two important milestones for its automaker partner ZENN Motors by the end of 2008: delivering a prototype energy storage device and a having a third-party verify the high level of permittivity…

We normally think of carbon as a high resistance material. The first practical electric light bulbs produced by Edison had carbon filaments. However, there is a new kid on the block based on carbon and it is not a superconductor, but it is close. Some recent research in nanotube properties shows very high current carrying…

Hamas has found a way to profit from its war with Israel. Hamas on Monday raided some 100 aid trucks that Israel had allowed into Gaza, stole their contents and sold them to the highest bidders. The IDF said that since terminal activity is coordinated with UNRWA and the Red Cross, Israel could do nothing…

Victory is near in Gaza for Hamas. Yep. You heard that right. For Hamas. For the second time since Israel launched its offensive in the Gaza Strip, Hamas television aired a taped message delivered by group leader Ismail Haniyeh on Monday. In the message, Haniyeh declared that Hamas was determined to continue fighting despite Israel’s…

Former anti-narcotics officer Terry Nelson says – the only way to halt the drug cartels is to legalize drugs. As a retired federal officer with over three decades of service, many of those years spent fighting America’s “war on drugs,” I was pleased to read that the El Paso City Council unanimously called for a…

Hamas is getting heavy pressure from Iran to keep on fighting. Iran is exerting heavy pressure on Hamas not to accept the Egyptian proposal for a cease-fire with Israel, an Egyptian government official said on Sunday. The official told The Jerusalem Post by phone that two senior Iranian officials who visited Damascus recently warned Hamas…

This short video explains why there is a war between Hamas and Israel. You can see other videos in this series at sderotmedia23. How is it going for the Philistine rocketeers? The Israeli military reports that Hamas is getting tired. They also seem to be losing their enthusiasm for a fight. A senior Israeli military…

Israel is warning the Philistines of a wider war in order to reach its objectives of stopping rocket attacks on its territory and preventing rearmament of the Philistines of Gaza. GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – Israel dropped bombs and leaflets on Gaza Saturday, pounding suspected rocket sites and tunnels used by Hamas militants and warning…

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