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Politics
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Numbers Prove Nothing
Numbers can prove lots of things. But not in the case of supposed election fraud in Iran. Bernd Beber and Alexandra Scacco’s Washington Post story of statistical anomalies seems at first read to prove the Iranian election…
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Nothing Changes In Iran
After two weeks of protests over the possibly rigged re-election of Iranian President Imanutjob in which twenty people were killed and hundreds arrested, things are back to normal in Iran. Irans’ supreme executive body, Guardian Council, has…
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Obama, Iran, Inspectors General
I am not sure that some of the criticism directed at President Barack Obama over his reticence to comment on the Iran election is entirely fair. He can reasonably comment on the brutal suppression of dissent, and…
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Children At Work, Infants In The Senate
Kathy and I cared for foster children over a number of years, including babies and toddlers. I well understand the diffculties of blending work and the responsibilities of caring for children. There are a number of worksplaces and…
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To Wasting Billions Of Dollars, Fielding Says No
Senator Steve Fielding says he believes it would be irresponsible for any member of parliament to vote for the Australian Federal Government’s carbon emission trading scheme, given that it will cause substantial damage to the economy,…
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Chuck Norris Is Scared
In another article from Townhall, Chuck Norris draws on an open letter from Lou Pritchett, a former vice president of Procter & Gamble, to list a few scary things about Obama and his administration. He starts…
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Five Untruths Liberals Like To Believe About Themselves
John Hawkins has written a great article at Townhall about five myths liberals believe about themselves. Here they are, in summary form: 1. Liberals are pro-women. Liberals are pro-women as they as women know their place and have the…
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Ann Coulter And Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Find common ground in their concerns about Obama’s speech to the Islamic world in Cairo. I wrote a few days ago that the big omission from that speech was any reference to the real reasons for the…
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Definition Of A Facist
Someone who is winning an argument with a liberal. That one has been around for a while. But that doesn’t stop it being true. Michael Coren at the National Post points out that if mainstream parties…
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100 New Nuclear Reactors
And drilling for oil in Alaska. Sounds sensible. Nuclear reactors are a cheap, clean way to produce vast amounts of power, and they produce no greenhouse gas emissions. Taking oil from the massive reserves in Alaska…
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When The Police Won’t Help, And Complain About Those Who Will
From Australian Conservative. John Styles points out that just as escalating violence against visiting students was back in the news in in mid May, the vast resources of the Victorian Police Department were focussed on catching…
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The Big Omission
I agree with David Goldman that the most significant omission from Obama’s Cairo speech was reference to the long-standing ties of the Jewish people to the land of Israel. Israel was not founded because of European…
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Fruits Of Muhammed’s Life: Death, Destruction, Lust
Two interesting articles from FrontPage Magazine. The first is an interview with Coptic priest Fr Zakaria Botros. He has been denounced as Islam’s public enemy number one, and Al Qaeda has said they will pay $60 million…
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US Unemployment Continues To Rise
From 8.9% to 9.4% in May. Former White House spokesman Tony Fratto is less than impressed with the current administration’s claim that thousands of jobs created have been created by the stimulus plan: After nearly twenty years…
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Women Are Cool, And Betterer Than Men
From Quadrant Online: From the editorial of Island magazine, Autumn 2009 edition: Ruth Sunderland discusses the gender issues she feels are being ignored in the endless analysis of our current economic crisis. She writes: ‘This mess…
