Monthly Archives: July 2012

Ban Hammers Now

NBC New York is reporting: A Spanish tourist was attacked by a hammer-wielding man, apparently at random, while sitting inside City Hall Park Monday afternoon, authorities say. The 31-year-old tourist from Barcelona was sitting in the park at Murray Street … Continue reading

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Unintended Consequences: When Food Becomes Fuel

Unintended, but not unforeseen. From the New York Times, no less (emphasis mine): IT is not often that a stroke of a pen can quickly undo the ravages of nature, but federal regulators now have an opportunity to do just … Continue reading

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Quote of the Day

Protein Wisdom: In the end, an armed populace is a threat to a tyrannical government — and it’s no accident that gun control has proceeded so many historical atrocities committed by a State on its citizens. -Jeff G.

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Vilify Success And Wealth: What Could Go Wrong?

The Progressives class warfare continues to send ripples across our economy. From CNBC: [The rich] are also worried about the U.S. economy, the fiscal cliff, government debt and the prospects for their own companies. “The drops in millionaire confidence are … Continue reading

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But… Obama Says Trickle Down Economics Never Worked

ThinkProgress has the Obama quote on Trickle down economics: And that theory fits well on a bumper sticker. Here’s the problem: It doesn’t work. It has never worked. It didn’t work when it was tried in the decade before the … Continue reading

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Creepy Article of the Week

CNN entertainment contributor Shanon Cook authored an article that pegged my creepy-meter: “Daughter’s in love, Dad feels jilted” As the song goes: “Summer lovin’, had me a blast.” But for dads with daughters who are falling in love for the … Continue reading

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Connecting the Dots: Hollywood Violence to Real World Violence

Breitbart is reporting that film critic Armond White is pointing the finger directly at Hollywood for the Aurora Massacre for creating dehumanizing movies with morally dubious antiheroes laying a foundation for a culture that could produce a mass killer: After … Continue reading

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