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The Case Against Raising Taxes: Spending Drives Debt

The argument is simple: let the government raise taxes (Obama's "balanced" approach), and the government will not only spend all of this increased revenue, but will spend more than that,…

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Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal Review

Short version: it stinks. Ubuntu is a version of Linux, an open-source and free operating system. I've been using various flavors of Unix for the past twenty years, and prefer…

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Interest In Penile Length Among Academics Growing

Who said Finns don't have a sense of humor? One of Finland's very own has produced the second biggest joke of the year (the first obviously being our president and…

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David Stove, PMS Admakers Apologize For PMS Apology Ad, San Franciscan Criminals, More

David Stove David Stove has a posthumous essay, put out in book form: Whatâ€™s Wrong With Benevolence: Happiness, Private Property, and the Limits of Enlightenment. There is a review at…

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Does Exposure To American Flag Shift Support Toward Republicanism?

It was just two red-white-and-blue weeks ago that we learned, via some Hahvard dons, that attending Fourth of July parades was likely to make one develop Republican sympathies. This finding…

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The New Ballad of Chicken Little

Once upon a day, so bright and fine Walked Chicken B. Little. A scientist, mind! "The sky is blue," he said, "but I am not." "For I know much, quite…

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One Out Of Four, Most Used Statistic

Were you aware, and did you know, that one out of four Americans: are obese (a rate matched by their dogs) will struggle with hunger will contract a STD will,…

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Welcome Back BYTE!

BYTE is back! It was the winter of 1979. Allen Ordway, Brian Grenke and me sat at a table in the Algebra teacher's room. We were typing in a Basic…

Johnno on Quelling Violence In Terror States! The Return Of DickmanSeptember 2, 2024
I wonder if JH supports this? https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/argentinas-former-president-accused-of-forcing-his-wife-to-have-an-abortion/ Well? Do you? JH? Please evaluate your thoughts about Alberto's actions against his…
Riggs on Killing A Paradox: The Two EnvelopesSeptember 1, 2024
Nate, I agree that the situations are subtly different. However, I don't see how calling the amount in your envelope…
C-Marie on Communism Doesn’t Go Away Until Egalitarianism Dies: The Works of David Stove 3August 31, 2024
Sooo happy for you and your family!! God bless, C-Marie
NLR on Killing A Paradox: The Two EnvelopesAugust 31, 2024
Another thing is that there are two kinds of uncertainty in this problem. There's the uncertainty of how much money…
hudbwu on Quelling Violence In Terror States! The Return Of DickmanAugust 31, 2024
@JH: Marriage = sex, more or less. A case can be made H. sapiens evolved into exclusive lifelong monogamy, that…