Applying reason to the water shortage in the western states. Coyote. It makes you wonder how many problems are govt-created, then "requiring" another layer of govt to fix them. If you chose to live in the desert, then pay market price for your water.
Why should a taxi driver who works two shifts get taxed at a higher rate than a lazier driver who works only one shift? Conspiracy to keep you poor and stupid.
The visiting father. Evangelical Outpost. Not good.
Roy Spencer is one of the voices crying in the wilderness on global warming. The young guys with academic careers at stake are afraid to speak out.
Free markets and globalization: Is it time to re-think it? I doubt it, but it's good populist boob bait.
Can America trust the BBC? Video. (h/t, Instapundit)
Black-on-white crimes don't make the headlines. A disturbing example at Riehl. And with black-on-black crime, Drudge reports the new code of ethics. A quote:
These "rules" are contributing to a much lower percentage of arrests in homicide cases -- a statistic known as the "clearance rate" -- in largely poor, minority neighborhoods throughout the country, according to Prof. David Kennedy of the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. "I work in communities where the clearance rate for homicides has gone into the single digits," says Kennedy. The national rate for homicide clearance is 60 percent. "In these neighborhoods, we are on the verge of -- or maybe we have already lost -- the rule of law," he tells Cooper.
A Belgian imam: “Soon we will take power in this country. Those who criticize us now, will regret it. They will have to serve us. Prepare, for the hour is near.” The suicide of Europe continues apace, at Gates of Vienna
Circuit City is laying off their most experienced. A damn shame, but I think they are trying to fend off bankruptcy, in which case all of the jobs would disappear. Their business model doesn't work anymore. Look at The Wiz - gone. It's the constructive destruction of the wisdom of the marketplace.
