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Bringing Back Nixon

We're flabbergasted that everyone doesn't understand that the pricing mechanism cannot be messed with. And that's not just a libertarian or laissez-faire position. One of the darlings of the "third way" and Distributists schools of economic thought, Wilhelm Roepke, repeatedly emphasized this.

Ike You!

An intelligent, female writer raises sound questions about the recent IQ findings: > So now we know. Women's IQ is, on average, five points less than men's. That is the conclusion of two researchers' summaries of 57 academic studies on gender and intelligence in the

People Against Religion

The reliable James Kushiner at Mere Comments [http://merecomments.typepad.com/merecomments/2005/08/people_for_the_.html] recommends this site. Link [http://www.consumerfreedom.com/news_detail.cfm/headline/2871]. Excerpt: > People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has been widely criticized for its campaign comparing Nazi

Spiritualism and ID Today

John Mark Reynolds recounts the rise and fall of spiritualism in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He uses the narrative to draw parallels to today's Intelligent Design movement. The parallels seem stretched, and we suspect he does no favors to the ID movement by comparing it to

Crack and Meth Not Revisited

Frustrating piece at Slate this week about the meth problem. It's frustrating because the writer has a good article idea, but then he blows it. He draws parallels between the crack cocaine scare of the 1980s with today's methamphetamine panic. He basically says, "meth is

Freedom and the Metal Detector

Prospect has run a solid piece about freedom and protecting ourselves from terrorism. Link [http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/article_details.php?id=6965&AuthKey=875ca4fec9c2b5177985a662ca7877e1&issue=508] . Excerpts: > Should we change our way of life to be more secure from terrorism? We already have. A wave

Ramming Gay Marriage Everywhere

The article talks about how the women were horrified at the reaction, but it also admits that the women filed the lawsuit. Interesting stuff. > When two women tried to register as a married couple in Aruba last year, people on this Dutch island threw rocks at them, slashed their

This Ain't Sydney or Amsterdam

Odd choice of venue: > Staid Singapore will host its first-ever Sex Expo in November after receiving in-principle approval from the tightly-controlled city-state's authorities, a local newspaper reported Sunday. > The Singapore police have already imposed certain conditions for organizers - no obscene acts can be put on

The Nanny Attack

John Leo recounts the attack of the nannies: > The nannies are all around us now, attempting to ban smoking in outdoor areas, including New York's vast Central Park, working to eliminate one schoolyard game after another, including dodge ball (too violent), tag (hurts feelings by turning kids

Ah, Those Dispassionate, Fair-Minded Scientists

We honestly don't follow the Intelligent Design v. Evolution controversy very closely, except to marvel at the sputtering hate of the scientific community and its remarkable tendency to deny that evolution as a theory has any significant problems. When it comes to decorum and civility, the ID people