» Stock Transaction Tax: It's Like Slapping Yourself in the Face
25/11/09 00:26 from Reason Magazine - Hit & Run
Via Drudge comes
this news , reported by The Hill newspaper, of a
long-awaited (by lefties) stock transaction tax bill. Just about
every sentence in the article is infuriating, in that dull way:
..
» U.S. State Department Denies 'Al-Watan' Report
25/11/09 00:19 from Memri Latest Blogs
In response to a MEMRI blog posting–translated by MEMRI from the Saudi daily Al-Watan – titled "Afghan Source: The U.S. Has Offered the Taliban Control in Return for Quiet" and dated November 22, 2009, a U.S. State Department spokesperson s..
» Jihadi Cyber Wars (2): The Watchdog Brigades' Victory and What It Tells Us About the Structure of the Jihadi Web
25/11/09 00:19 from Memri Latest Blogs
The online conflict between the Watchdog Brigades, a jihadist counterespionage outfit, and the Electronic Mujahideen Forum has come to a conclusion in favor of the former. This is not just a victory for the Watchdog Brigades themselves; it..
» Attack of the pregnant cannibal fathers [Not Exactly Rocket Science]
25/11/09 00:00 from ScienceBlogs Select
For the pipefish (and their relatives, seahorses and sea dragons), it's the males who get pregnant. After a male fertilises the female's eggs, he takes them up into a special brood pouch and shelters them until the babies hatch from..
» I Had to Quash the Debate in Order to Save It
24/11/09 23:56 from Reason Magazine - Hit & Run
A few weeks ago, I
noted that Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) had introduced an
amendment that would prohibit the National Criminal Justice
Commission proposed by Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.) from considering
chang..
» Dinty Moore, Dumpster Diving, and No Impact Man's Cult of Personality
24/11/09 23:30 from Reason Magazine - Hit & Run
To counterbalance today's Weekly Standard
evisceration , a little love for the magazine: In this week's
issue, Matt Labash
signs on to the Internet-wide crusade of No Impact Man Colin
Beavan, and tells a t..
» Send the Body To Glenn Beck!
24/11/09 22:17 from Reason Magazine - Hit & Run
Matt Welch
eagerly awaits mea culpas (ha!) from those who
blamed the suicide of Bill Sparkman on Glenn Beck, Michele
Bachmann, Robert Taft, and Father Coughlin. A few blogs to watch
in the coming days:
..
» Lazy Law: The Backlash
24/11/09 21:54 from Federalist
Looks like activists across the political spectrum are uniting against a problem I previously termed “ Lazy Law .” As Harvey Silverglate illustrates in his book Three Felonies a Day federal criminal law is so comprehensive and ..
» The future of human evolution [Gene Expression]
24/11/09 21:50 from ScienceBlogs Select
Since The Origin of Species was published 150 years ago many articles on evolution are seeing the light of day today. Normally I'm all in favor of this, I ♥ evolution. But it also means that woolly thinking is put out there as conve..
» New at Reason: Cathy Young on How the Fort Hood Shooting Tests Our Values
24/11/09 21:30 from Reason Magazine - Hit & Run
The murderous rampage by Army major and
military psychiatrist Nidal Malik Hasan, who fatally shot 13
people and wounded 28 at Fort Hood, Texas, has reignited a
complex and thorny debate, writes Cathy Young. Does ..
» What your Facebook page says about who you "really" are [Cognitive Daily]
24/11/09 21:19 from ScienceBlogs Select
Recently a woman had her sick leave benefits based on a diagnosis of clinical depression terminated because of a few pictures she posted on her Facebook page showing her smiling at a birthday party and enjoying a trip to the beach. Was thi..
» Big Friender
24/11/09 21:07 from Reason Magazine - Hit & Run
For your
"shouldn't the police have something better to do?" files:
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse student Adam Bauer has nearly
400 friends on Facebook. He got an offer for a new one about ..
» New On MEMRI.org: Popular Jihadist Forum: We Hope Other Muslims In The U.S. Army Will Take Nidal Hasan As A Role Model
24/11/09 21:01 from Memri Latest Blogs
To read this Special Dispatch, Click Here ... November 24, 2009, 11:57 am
» Geneva To Fund Hamas Museum
24/11/09 21:01 from Memri Latest Blogs
Former Geneva mayor and head of culture in the Geneva municipality Patrice Mugny said during a meeting in Gaza yesterday with Hamas government culture minister Osama Al-'Isawi that Geneva canton intends to fund the construction of a mu..
» Cartoon In Qatari Paper: Obama's Lies
24/11/09 21:01 from Memri Latest Blogs
Obama: "We'll spread peace in the Middle East, democracy in the Arab countries; we'll close Guantanamo; we'll end the wars; we'll withdraw the army..." Cartoonist: Omayya Juha Source: Al-Raya, Qatar, November 23, 2009 ...
» Saudi Columnist: Ahmadinejad Planning To Export Revolution To Latin America, Africa
24/11/09 21:01 from Memri Latest Blogs
Saudi columnist Sharif Qindil writes in a column titled "The New Iranian World Order" that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has a plan for a "new world order" aimed at spreading the Shi'a and the Iranian revolution in Latin Americ..
» Tehran Street Named After Former Houthi Leader
24/11/09 21:01 from Memri Latest Blogs
Iran has named a street in Tehran after Hussein Badr Al-Din Al-Houthi, the former leader of the Houthi rebels in Yemen. According to the report, with this move Iran is defying Yemen, which accused Iranian officials of supporting the Houthis..
» Abbas In Argentina: We Won't Launch New Intifada
24/11/09 21:01 from Memri Latest Blogs
The Palestinian news agency Maan reported that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said at a press conference in Argentina yesterday, "The Palestinian people is not thinking to return to the intifada or to launch a new intifada, b..
» Iranian FM: 'All Involved Parties Should Exercise Self-Restraint' in Yemen
24/11/09 21:01 from Memri Latest Blogs
Iran has called on all sides of the conflict in northern Yemen to exercise self-restraint for the benefit of the Islamic world. "The conflict is what worries the Arab and Muslim world… So, we advise all involved parties to exercise ... Nov..
» The Broken Window: A Parable No More
24/11/09 20:58 from Reason Magazine - Hit & Run
While researching this week's column, which looks at the jobs
"created or saved" by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act,
I came across an expenditure that should resonate with fans of
Frederic Bastiat . He..