Paul Krugman of the NYTimes suggests that, instead of getting government out of the way of capitalism RE: food and pharmaceutical regulations, we need to go back to the good-old days when the federal regulators charged with food and drug safety actually ensured that our food and drugs were safe.
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On January 16, 2008, Dr. James Hansen of NASA’s released the 2007 global temperature data with very little press attention. The result: 2007 is tied with 1998 as the second hottest year since 1880. So much for "the Earth is already cooling down."
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Orange County is putting reverse-osmosis treated sewer water back into the county’s aquifer, and residents are going “Ick!” Their response speaks to ignorance of the fact that nearly every drop of water they’ve ever drank was once something’s toilet.
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Machiavelli’s The Prince has been widely criticized as a guide to the immoral acquisition of political power. But it’s also a guide for how politicians should temper their own actions for the betterment of their voters.
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The next President of the U.S. needs to realize that the Middle East is a problem, but that the far east, especially China, will drive foreign policy for the foreseeable future.
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The Department of Homeland Security’s virtual border fence prototype, Project 28, has finally been conditionally delivered - way late, over budget, and with significant Congressional restrictions. Now it’s time to try effective immigration controls - like improving the lives of people in their own countries.
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The author has looked at a bogus survey and Steve Milloy’s background as a science propagandist. Today the author dives deep into the people and organizations who fund Mr. Milloy’s disinformation activities, and how they’re connected. Part 3 of 3.
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