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I've been wondering whether to say anything about the Perez Hilton beauty pageant scandal. (The scandal is about Hilton's atrocious behavior; it's not about the runner-up contestant.) But Stan has basically said it for me:As I said, I'm glad that Carrie stood on principle. I don't think she was treated fairly. I am not surprised, but I am disappointed that she has been so abused for stating her

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As I'm once again in job-search mode, only this time in a much less rosy economic climate, I needed to go back and read my own words today.

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National Review Online has linked to a list of the books high school students should supposedly read before graduating. K. J. Lopez has already said she's gotten feedback from folks saying The Great Gatsby doesn't belong on the list. I read Gatsby in ninth grade; the only thing I remember from it is that one of the towns was West Egg. Dumb name, that. A supremely unmemorable book, I recall

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AP IMPACT: Tons of released drugs taint US water I don't doubt that having certain levels of certain chemicals in wastewater streams is a bad thing. But stories like this (linked by Instapundit) do not prove that those levels exist. (To his credit, Prof. Reynolds says so, too.) Furthermore, the numbers they do present occasionally undermine their narrative. Consider the following:Two

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Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to present two engineering feats for the ages:The above technology is based on an older version, seen here: I can't wait for the 21st century edition. I think there's some serious stimulus opportunities with this technology...

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Backwards editorial argument of the day:Finally, an idea that could benefit both Detroit and everyday Americans. We're talking about a cash-for-clunker idea that needs fine tuning but should see fast action in Congress.The plan calls for government rebates ranging from $3,000 to $5,000 for drivers who turn in older, low-mileage gas hogs. The payments could be used to buy gas-thrifty, newer models

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Dave Ramsey brings the point home while discussing BonusGate: We desperately need term limits for these clowns in Congress, just as we have for the Presidency. More thoughts:The Obama administration has been absolutely cowardly over BonusGate, and so has Chris Dodd. Here's the bizarre thing: They were actually right the first time, if you believed their initial alarmist claims about all the

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PJ O'Rourke (referred to ironically by Instapundit as a "noted Christianist") makes a superb point while discussing Obama's doublespeak on embryonic stem cell research:But, lest anyone think I'm not serious, let me quote with serious revulsion the following passages from the 11th edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica (1911)--that great compendium of all the knowledge science possessed, carefully

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The journal Nature declined to print my letter to the editor, so I'm going to post it here for the benefit of my readers. In their polite rejection letter, they claimed that they have to be very selective due to space considerations. That may be, but this week they published four Correspondences compared with last week's dozen or so. All four had to do with science funding levels; none were

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I apologize if the site looks funny for a bit - I'm upgrading to Blogger Layouts and it will take a little while to get all the changes done. Thanks for visiting, as always!UPDATE: The page is mostly done. Let me know in the comments if anything's not working properly!

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I've got a big post on embryo-destructive stem cell research coming, but not just yet.  I have submitted a letter to the editors of Nature magazine - I'm waiting to see if they'll print it before I air the same arguments here.  In the meantime, here's a cornucopia of links about the recent Obama decisions to end the federal funding restrictions on ESCR and to end the additional funding for

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But they've got enough resources to use the IRS to intimidate their political opponents:Political Persecution: Audited For TaxCheatStamps.comToday I received a letter from the IRS that my 2007 tax returns are being audited. Less than one month after launching TaxCheatStamps.com.Read the whole thing, and keep an eye on Michael Williams' situation. This is exactly the sort of thing that lefties

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VIDEO: Wrong red button - David S. Cloud - POLITICO.comShe handed him a palm-sized box wrapped with a bow. Lavrov opened it and pulled out the gift—a red plastic button on a black base with a Russian word “peregruzka” printed on top.“We worked hard to get the right Russian word. Do you think we got it?” Clinton said as reporters, allowed in to observe the first few minutes of the meeting, watched

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Quite a statement, this:Those of us who consider ourselves moderates — moderate-conservative, in my case — are forced to confront the reality that Barack Obama is not who we thought he was. His words are responsible; his character is inspiring. But his actions betray a transformational liberalism that should put every centrist on notice. As Clive Crook, an Obama admirer, wrote in The Financial

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National Review's "Planet Gore" blog is looking awfully prescient today:Anyone want to bet on a snowstorm hitting D.C. on March 2, 2009?That was posted on December 18, 2008, noting that there's a global warming protest scheduled for today in D.C. Not bad...Meanwhile, last night Weather.com was predicting 6-8 inches of snow in our town. Accuweather.com was predicting a coating to an inch. Both

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I happened to be one of the winners of Thomas Sowell's book contest in this NRO article - thanks baseball-reference.com! He sent me his book Applied Economics, and four pages in I've already hit a great paragraph:No political message has proven to be more welcome, in countries around the world, in both democratic and undemocratic nations, and among peoples of every race and culture, than the

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How will we know if the stimulus has worked?

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Comes from Jon the Presbyter at Jeff the Baptist, in response to Jeff's apt observation that most folks (like the GkFrks) would be irritated to miss their regularly scheduled programming:AKA, "Chuck Versus the Stimulus Package"I love it!

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I think the birth of these eight children is an amazing and wonderful thing. The larger situation, though, is an ethical quandary at best, and a quagmire at worst.I actually think it's a good thing that these babies were not killed before they even had a chance to be implanted. It's God's mercy that the children and the mother survived. However, I cannot support this woman's decision to pursue

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To my music.  I've finally posted a couple of my songs on MySpace.  Seriously.  They're mostly just guitar vocal demos at this point.So my standard line on this is some variation on the following:  If it's terrible, tell me.  If it's good, tell ten friends!

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Roe and Doe, 36 years on - The Boston GlobeTaken together, Roe and Doe meant that abortion could not be barred at any stage of a pregnancy. The "attending physician" could always say that in his medical judgment, the woman's "emotional" or "familial" health made it necessary to abort her unborn child. The result has been 36 years of abortion on demand at any stage of pregnancy.Know the truth

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For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.I'm not so sure sometimes.Jesus never had kids.

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...were made in separate commentaries by George Will and Yuval Levin.  Both had to do with the slightly off Bible reference I mentioned yesterday. Will first:"The time has come," he said pointedly, "to set aside childish things." Things, presumably, such as the pandemic indiscipline that has produced a nation of households as overleveraged as is the government from which the householders

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How does this happen on such a historic Inauguration Day?

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Congratulations to President Obama on becoming the first man of black parentage to be inaugurated President of the United States. The spectacle of the inauguration was a sight to behold, with the Mall packed from end to end. I'm most grateful that he's not Hillary, myself; but just as it's ridiculous to formulate an "approval rating" for someone who wasn't in office yet, it would be out of

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