Feb 05,2009
You damn dirty Pashtun!
The quasi-insane Ralph Peters column that had Larison so outraged and made Dan think of the sci-fi classic Dune, made me instead think of the sci-fi non-classic Enemy Mine. I...
Feb 05,2009
The Itchy and Scratchy Show
At a technology conference the other day, Bill Gates released a jar of mosquitoes into a crowded room to make a point about malaria. ‘Malaria is spread by mosquitoes,’ the...
Feb 05,2009
Mmmm… Tiny Chocolates
The British government has a new proposal to curb the obesity epidemic. From the Daily Mail: The Government is set to order manufacturers to shrink the size of chocolate bars...
Feb 05,2009
The Dusty Strategist
Aaron Friedberg writes on Iran’s launching of their first satellite yesterday: All the more reason to make one more push to persuade Iran to abandon its nuclear programs, but also...
Feb 05,2009
He Blinded Me with Science
I’m heartened to see that the Obama Administration is following through on its promise to “restore science to its rightful place.” But apparently its rightful place involves wildly exaggerating climate...