Anthony Sacramone at Strange Herring reports that a skull was discovered of a caveman child that had significant deformities, indicating that the child was profoundly handicapped. And yet the child lived until he was five years old. That means that his parents gave him extensive
So the Obamas met the Queen of England and gave her an iPod. She already has one. (UPDATE: And the iPod is loaded with his speeches!) The White House issued a briefing book to reporters that talks about how England is “slightly smaller than Oregon”
Victor Davis Hanson tells why our military today is so outstanding:
Today is April Fools’ Day, so be forewarned. In honor of the day, here is a link to that most useful site for exposing hoaxes and urban legends, Snopes.com, which has a nice article about the origins, legends, and falsehoods of All Fools. NOTA BENE:
Still more Orwellian newspeak from the new administration from the head of Homesland Security, no less, Janet Napolitano. She wants to replace the word “terrorism” with “man-caused disasters.” The very person assigned to protect us from terrorism does not believe that terrorism exists, prefering to
In some depression-era marketing, Ford and GM have announced a program wherein if you buy a new car and then lose your job, the companies will cover your car payments: Under Ford’s plan, customers that purchase a new car or truck between Tuesday and June
After firing the CEO of General Motors–a stunning intrusion of state power into a private company–the commander-in-chief of the economy described what he will do with his new auto industry that he has seized. Don’t worry, he said. The government will honor your warranties. From
If you haven’t yet seen this clip, you need to. It shows Daniel Hannen, a Tory representative of England to the European Parliament, responding to his own Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, who had just given a speech to that body. For more from elegant, intelligent,
President Obama has announced his plans to escalate the war in Afghanistan. President Obama introduced his new strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan yesterday with a threat assessment familiar from the Bush administration. “The terrorists who planned and supported the 9/11 attacks,” he said, are continuing
If we have to be like the Europeans, perhaps we should consider one of their other political model in addition to Social Democracy. After all, unlike our two party system, the parliamentary democracies have lots of parties and thus lots of political options are in
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