The Other McCain (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
by Smitty (h/t NewsBusters ) "It was warming, John," Buchanan said. "It's not been warming since '98. Secondly, there's no known proof it's because of man and there's no known proof it's a great danger." However, [Newsweek's Eleanor] Clift felt inclined to responded, rather emphatically. She said she believes U.S. policy should be proactive toward the issue. Her view is arguably...
Tom Nelson (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
Latest attempt to question climate change is junk "There is as yet no standard Internet news model that throws off enough revenue to support the experienced cadre of journalists who can pursue the truth wherever it takes them ," Gore said in an interview here earlier this month. Buchanan: Gore’s Moment 'Passed' - No Proof of Manmade Global Warming; Clift’s Response: 'No Known...
Pa's Tale (Free subscription) | yesterday
We finally had a decent rugby game - Ireland beat the Springboks, who have had a rather dismal trip to Europe. They only beat England, but everyone does that. The Australians finally came good and walloped Wales. In between matches I accidentally came across a Star Wars film, and watched half an hour of total piffle. Then I happened on a film about the Pixies - odd people, but good at their particular...
Secular Right (Free subscription) | yesterday
There’s a nice article by Sanjeev Bhaskar in today’s Sunday Telegraph on the Life of Brian, perhaps the greatest of British film comedies and thirty years old this year (FWIW I wrote about the film on its twenty-fifth anniversary here). As Mr. Bhaskar notes, it is a movie that would be unlikely to be made today [...]
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
Monty Python's 1979 film, 'Life of Brian', is rightly considered a comedy classic. But, thirty years on, it wouldn't be made today, argues Sanjeev Bhaskar.
The Smoking Section (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
First of all I have to give thanks to Joey for unearthing this clip from my own backyard. I also have to give thanks to Michigan for laying down to Ohio State once again, which in turn undoubtedly gave him extra motivation to dig this up. As we all know, Sarah Palin will not go away. [...]
SUBROSA (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
OK it's a quote from Vladimir Putin but it's worth reading ( s ent by a lovely reader of this blog ): "Excessive intervention in economic activity and blind faith in the state's omnipotence is another possible mistake... Instead of streamlining market mechanisms, some are tempted to expand state economic intervention to the greatest possible extent... In the 20th century, the Soviet Union made...
Damn Fine Day (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
“Get Ourselves Together” is cut one, side one from the debut Delaney and Bonnie album, Accept No Substitute. George Harrison brought back a stack of this album back to England after discovering it while hanging with Dylan in Woodstock, giving one to his close friend Eric Clapton. Soon after, Clapton invited the band to open [...]
Historical Tapestry (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
It is 1537 and Thomas Cromwell has ordered that all monastries should be dissolved. Cromwell's Comissioner is found dead, his head severed from his body. Dr Shardlake is sent to uncover the truth behind what has happened. His investigation forces him to question everything that he himself believes. I have to start the review by saying that I enjoyed it very much and I can't wait to continue with this...
News: Opinion -- KansasCity.com (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
By Juanell Garrett, Kansas City Star Midwest Voices Panelist, 2008 A computer hacker has just taken the wind out of the sails of the true believers in climate change (formerly known as global warming and prior to that as global cooling) with the release of emails from the Climate Research Unit at the University of East Anglia in England. read more
Indus Asia Online Journal (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
WASHINGTON DIARY: Destabilising the democratic system by: Dr Manzur Ejaz Courtesy: WICHAAR, Daily Times No one has any idea how the NRO is going to play out in the courts. But everyone knows that corruption is rampant in Pakistan and there are no effective means to check it. Ousting Zardari will neither fix the system nor validate the [...]
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
Spirituality should be approached rationally, not solely through inspiration, emotion and blind faith. It's time to bring it into the 21st Century, and for irrationality that seeps into other crucial debates to be stymied.
Midas Oracle .ORG (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
Jason Ruspini: There is no blind faith involved. A lot of trading is about heuristics and when multiple oscillators and sentiment indicators get to extreme levels, it’s prudent to lighten up. When that happens, I agree that it’s actually a crowded trade — as opposed to the “crowded trade” chorus of everyone not in the trade.. [...] Midas Oracle = About + Archives + Authors...
Electric Roulette (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
Another Spotify playlist that's courtesy of David - Facial Fuzz. Yes, we're in the land of the beard, a 15-track mix of psych, rock and folk, all held together by facial hair. Well, mostly anyway. So if you fancy some...
Underbelly (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
Elizabeth Drew reminds President Obama of President Truman's first rule of politics: if you want a friend in Washington, get a dog .
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