Freedom Of The Press At Risk In The UK

One long held belief of mine is that much can be learned by simple observation. Academic learning is certainly a leg up but simple education without observational validation seems to me to render an intellectual inquiry incomplete. This is why, after living two years in the UK, I have often proposed that we should watch…

What If America Was A Pure Meritocracy?

For many years, the contention at my house has been that affirmative action and race-based quotas only dumb down a school population by admitting and promoting students who are not able to truly perform (my wife is somewhat of a pariah – she is a lifelong conservative and has taught in the public schools for 30 years).…

Born Without A Penis

Now my life doesn’t suck so bad: WITH his good looks and charming patter, it’s easy to see why Andrew Wardle is a hit with the ladies. But while he has slept with more than 100 women, there is a secret he has kept from all his admiring pals — he was born without a…

Climate “Science” Alert

From the UK Daily Mail: No, the world ISN’T getting warmer (as you may have noticed). Now we reveal the official data that’s making scientists suddenly change their minds about climate doom. So will eco-funded MPs stop waging a green crusade with your money? Well… what do YOU think? The Mail on Sunday today presents…

The Great Fiction

Most of our readers are familiar with this famous quote of Frederic Bastiat, excerpted from his Essay on Government: “Government is the great fiction through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else.” Bastiat was charitable in his definition – but even this statement from the mid-1800’s recognizes the basic parasitic nature…