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Archive for April, 2009

Well, well, well…
Arlen Specter is the least likable type of politican– the one who switches positions based strictly on polling and whimsy (most of Congress does this in some form, but not as blatantly).
In addition to his long list of other embarrassing blunders (claiming the Military Commissions Act was one of the worst laws [...]

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A Solution to Swine Flu: In Vitro Meat

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

In response to my earlier swine flu post, I was asked if my solution to the problem of livestock-bred influenza is for everyone to become vegetarians. Yes, in a perfect world; but in the world we have, the best solution may be cultured meat (also known as in vitro meat). (Just ignoring the problem and [...]

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Overheard

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

When discussing how new technologies can breed future events that we simply have no way of imagining now:
“You can’t bail out GM if you don’t have the wheel.”
Reply:
“But you can bail out GM if you don’t have the money.”

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Ron Paul always brings an interesting and unique perspective to any issue, and yesterday he addressed the swine flu on his Youtube channel.
RP discusses his first year in Congress in 1976, when the government created a swine flu scare and initiated a mass inoculation program– which killed more people than the original swine flu had.
RP’s [...]

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You can rest easy.
The CDC is on top of any possible swine flu epidemic, according to NPR.
They are encouraging sick people not to go to work and issuing bulletins.
The Obama administration is handling the situation calmly, albeit with a dash of security theater.
Liberal bloggers are surmising that universal healthcare would somehow make a [...]

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Recession? No, Let’s Talk Secession

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

Before I saw Ron Paul speak at Wake Forest University Monday night, I had not heard more about the Rick Perry secession story other than coming across a few stray headlines.
Congressman Paul mentioned that news outlets had been eager to talk to him about the story, because he is from Texas and because he’s probably [...]

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Obama Asks You to Save $6

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

That’s the equivalent of what he asked Cabinet agencies to save when he requested they each cut $100 million out of their billion-dollar budgets. Economist Greg Mankiw compares it to saving $3 a year and putting $30,000 on the family credit card. Megan McArdle is sympathetic.
The AP writes:
” The thrifty measures Obama ordered for federal [...]

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NPR Asks: What If Marijuana Were Legal?

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

They ask Willie Nelson and others how the world would be different.

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