Say "Good-Bye" to Blondes
A picture is worth a thousand words: A map of the Earth that shows countries by
the size of their populations [http://www.odt.org/Pictures/poplcart.jpg].
Topic
Current Affairs
A collection of 505 issues
They're Not the Same
> Just like human boys and girls, male monkeys like to play with toy cars while
female monkeys prefer dolls, a research project has shown.
> This intriguing discovery is one of many signs of deep-rooted behavioral
differences between the sexes that scientists are exploring with the latest
tools
I'm in Good Company
Dalrymple more or less agrees with my column on Catholic Exchange yesterday
[http://www.catholicexchange.com/vm/index.asp?vm_id=1&art_id=31066]:
> Unfortunately, [George Best's soccer] abilities began to decline as he started
to live the high life. He was at his peak
The Spread of the Oxymoron
A survey of gay marriage around the globe
[http://www.breitbart.com/news/na/051204034933.6vavx6e8.html]. It's woefully
incomplete, but still interesting. Summary:
The Netherlands, Belgium, Canada, Spain and (later this month) Britain:
Recognize gay marriages.
South Africa: Highest court has ordered parliament to recognize gay marriage.
Another Wedge between Child and Parent
A California court has ruled that a girl has a cause of action for violation of
privacy when her school tells her parents that she's gay. NYT Link
[http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/02/education/02schools.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1133528755-d/ntkfWld8r45DlgbMrs/A]
. Excerpt:
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What Happened in Canada
A lawyer friend in Canada explains the historic events in Canada last night. I
found it useful:
> It's all ancient parliamentary tradition. A minority government is one that has
less than 50% of the seats in the House of Commons. (With four major parties,
the situation is
Demure About Kasparov
This month's Atlantic Monthly has a piece about Garry Kasparov. Subscriber-only
link [http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200512/kasparov]. It talks about his
political goals for Russia and Putin's alleged corruption. Excerpt from
concluding paragraphs:
> As we left the restaurant after the press conference,
Pharm Land
Joe Queenan reviews Generation Rx
[http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/20/books/review/20queenan.html] at the New York
Times. Excerpt:
> Generation Rx contends that large drug companies have co-opted the federal
government, seduced the medical establishment and mesmerized a temperamentally
supine public into taking far more
Bush Goes to Commie Church
> In his first public appearance, even before the welcoming ceremony at the Great
Hall of the People, Bush attended a service at a state-sanctioned Protestant
church to send a message about free expression of faith in a country that
harshly smothers it. The president has been offended by
Kill the Humans
Scoff if you want, but at least these guys are logically consistent with the way
many of us Occidental folk behave and think:
> Make no mistake about it, the Voluntary Human Extinction Movement isn't
anti-child, it's more like anti-human.
> The VHE is