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Dennis here. I’ve been drawing again and have plans with some old friends to revive a few dusty old ideas for comic books and strips. But I’ve never quite found the right idea for this site. I tried my hand at political cartoons a time or two (or five) here, but it never quite caught…

I’ve expressed skepticism about global warming, but it’s not often that I see politicians doing the same — especially in New Jersey: Responding to various new scientific reports questioning the concept of global warming, Assemblyman Michael Doherty today called on Governor Corzine to hold off on proposing any new regulations associated with the state’s Global…

The Polish President is not a happy camper. He has issues with Germany and France. WARSAW, Poland: Poland’s president criticized the way France and Germany have handled the crisis between Russia and Georgia, accusing them Saturday of being too soft on Moscow due to their commercial ties with Russia. Lech Kaczynski also said that European…

It seems Russian forces in Georgia have gone static. IGOETI, Georgia — Russian forces built ramparts of earth around tanks and posted sentries on a hill in central Georgia on Saturday, seemingly digging in amid Western pressure for Moscow to withdraw its forces under a cease-fire deal signed by Russia’s president. The #1 advantage of…

Stories like this provide a constant reminder of how important it is to vote against the activist left and their political supporters: On June 20, 2006, William Bruce approached his mother as she worked at her desk at home and struck killing blows to her head with a hatchet. Two months earlier, William, a 24-year-old…

Yep. Russia is exporting women. Always the sign of a country in decline when the women no longer care for the local men. This has got to be a blow to Russian pride. As a commenter from Norway said in response to one of my posts here at Classical Values, the chief exports of Russia…

There’s been talk lately that Russia has its eyes on the Ukraine, and I think I’ve discovered their first move: Hollywood actor Sylvester Stallone, mighty destroyer of Soviet opponents in the “Rambo” and “Rocky” movies, now plans to advertise Russian vodka. Russian vodka producer Synergy said on Friday it had signed a one-year contract with…

In an earlier post about the Georgia situation, I agreed with Victor Davis Hanson’s characterization of the moral bankruptcy of the Western Left. From Chomsky on down, the ability of the Left to both scold the United States while obsequiously apologizing for villainous regimes (as long as they’re anti-American) never ceases to amaze me. But…

I was commenting at Winds of Change and some one asked if Bush had thought through his moves: And, of course, it helps to think through what comes next. Obviously given the moves and counter moves going on Russia has thought though its actions to the last decimal point and is advancing its position internationally.…

Russia has threatened to nuke Poland. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia warns Poland that it may become a priority target for Russia in the event the USA deploys elements of its missile defense system on the territory of this East European nation. To put it in a nutshell, Russia may strike…

Reports of Russians looting in Gori have been confirmed by closed circuit cameras. Euro News has a report. The government’s accusations of looting in the deserted town have been backed up by closed-circuit television images. For those left behind every day has brought news of another promised troop pull-out which has never materialised, while they…

Bob Novella at the Rogues Gallery has more sensible information on metamaterials and invisibility than is found in the news reports, and has some disappointing words for all the nerds out there: So many stories focus on the invisibility angle and there is some beef in that hamburger. This could potentially scale up and offer…

If anyone has information on the attack of the Russian trolls – examples, how to spot them, ip addys etc. Please leave a comment. It will help us expose them and help them improve their game.

Shelves. Other than the kitchen (and some rough wooden ones in the basement), this house doesn’t have enough of them, and I have waaay too many books. Hiring a finish carpenter to build them was out of the question, so I shopped around, and found three 28 by 72-inch units on sale for only $25.00…

The Russian Federation has given the United States an ultimatum. It must choose between Georgia and Russia. The American answer was not long in coming. Poland and the United States reached an agreement Thursday to base American missile interceptors in Poland, the prime minister said, going ahead with a plan that has angered Russia and…

Is it 1939 all over again? No. Far from it. What we have is a much milder variety. What we have is a nudist war. On the one side white bottoms burn in the sun. On the other side conservative swimming trunk-wearers turn up their noses at the naked beachgoers. Now a heated argument has…

If this video report is true, and we should know in a few days, it proves the Russians have not changed at all. Murdering bastards. The New York Times has a report: Of gripping importance to the Georgian government now, Western diplomats and Georgian officials said, is whether the agreement gave the Russians room to…

Recently Chicago Magazine, the magazine of the University of Chicago, posted a short bit on a protest by a group of about 100 faculty members against the Milton Friedman Institute. The Chicago Maroon has more details. More than 100 academic faculty members have united in protest over the University’s soon-to-be established Milton Friedman Institute, sending…

A man who runs a gay cruising site has taken flak for the crime of being a gay person who dared to support John McCain. Reflecting on the rather strange rule that All Gays Must Support Barack Obama Or Else!, Richard Miniter asks some good questions: Why should a particular sexual orientation demand a particular…