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Let’s Not Overreact This Time
Matt Yglesias explains why increasing security at airports is counterproductive: Benjamin Friedman points to Nate Silver’s calculation that in the last decade of US flights, there was one terrorist incident per 11,569,297,667 miles flown. Under the circumstances, investing additional resources in defending airplanes is unlikely to be a cost effective investment. It’s also worth underscoring [...]
No, It's Not about Political Correctness
The right seems to want to blame “political correctness” as the cause of the Christmas Underpants Bomber. All I had to do was look at my sister’s Facebook status following the news of Northwest Airlines flight 253: Let’s ignore the fact that she’s gloating, and seems somewhat happy about the terrorist attack. Now, listen to [...]
Posted in Politics Tagged national security, Northwest Flight 253, political correctness Leave a comment
The Teabagger Has Moved
I’ve moved all posts about my sister to a new blog at http://www.mysisterisateabagger.com. I figured it was a topic that required its own domain. All future posts regarding my sister’s adventures in teabagging will be made at that site.
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My Sister Is A Teabagger: Ideology and Demagoguery
About a week ago, I went out to dinner with my mother and sister. My sister seemed to behave herself until the end of the meal, when my mom mentioned an interview she saw on CNN with former Microsoft CTO, Nathan Myhrvold. The interview discussed geoengineering, particularly the release of sulfur into the Earth’s stratosphere, [...]
Posted in Politics Tagged capitalism, climate change, geoengineering, George Soros, Glenn Beck, Nathan Myhrvold Leave a comment
Scientists Developing Synthehol
Looks like British scientists are developing synthehol: The synthetic alcohol, being developed from chemicals related to Valium, works like alcohol on nerves in the brain that provide a feeling of wellbeing and relaxation. But unlike alcohol [it] does not affect other parts of the brain that control mood swings and lead to addiction. It is [...]
Michele Bachmann's God Needs to Get Some Perspective
Michele Bachmann must think very little of God, or more likely, very highly of herself, if she thinks God’s priorities lie in providing her with divine answers as to whom she should marry and in which areas she should focus her post graduate studies.
Rockies To Sign Miguel Olivo – Let the Good Iannetta Times Roll