By • 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...

By • 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...

By • 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...

By • 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...