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Shifting Baselines Syndrome
If you doubt any claim made about man-made global warming, Jennifer Jacquet thinks you are a "miscreant" and on par with those who deny that "smoking causes cancer." She also…
Posted inFun
Red State Update
If you haven't seen Jackie and Dunlap before, you've been missing out. Here's there take on the New Yorker's terrorist Obamas cover. Hilarious. They have an album coming out. The…
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What’s Wrong with the Sun? (Nothing)
The headline comes from this article at NASA, sent in by reader "Mike D." The gist of the article is "that there's nothing to report." Says David Hathaway: "There have…
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Actual footage
UPDATE: Christian Toto, over at Pajama's Media, has seen the HBO Generation Kill and says "The new HBO miniseries on Iraq is well-executed, but its anti-war bias is clear." Make…
Posted inBook review
Transforming American Military Policy
Finding the Target: The Transformation of American Military Policy by Frederick W. Kagan, 2006. Encounter Books. Recommendation: read This book is an excellent accounting of the theories that have gripped…
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Another increase in moronicity
This story has been making the rounds (I first heard of it from Roger Kimball's blog). It's so incredibly asinine that it deserves broad exposure. The headline from England's Telegraph…
What happened to sultry?
I like Jessica Rabbit. Her voice, I mean---Kathleen Turner. Throaty, a hint of edgy raspiness, alluring, damn sexy. But I just found out that I was wrong. Turns out I…
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At least they’re admitting it
Here's the problem. You are a scientist, working on measuring the levels of aragonite in ocean water. It's not very sexy and nobody beyond a small cadre seems to care.…
