I’ve been deluged with unbelievably insane stories this morning. Here’s a quick round-up: 12 million Americans think lizard people run the government. 13% of us think Obama is the “Antichrist.” An Italian scientist claims vaccines make you gay. Two radio DJs are facing possible felony charges for telling listeners that “dihydrogen monoxide” was coming out … Continued
Have a cause you really hate? Want to discredit it? Well, fortunately for you, there’s History’s Worst Dictators™. Whether it’s banking, corporations, evolution, abortion, gun control, gun rights, atheism, or vegetarianism, these villains can be dredged up whenever you need cast the specter of mass murder on your opponents’ intentions. Just make up a quote, make up a date, … Continued
Imagine for a moment that it was the prevailing practice in public schools to require mandatory Christian prayers services, and that students could be paddled, suspended, or expelled for failure to participate. I am convinced that a certain block of “libertarians” would be saying, “Let’s just focus on getting the government out of education altogether! … Continued
There’s a lot that economists don’t agree on: monetary policy, tax policy, environmental and energy policy, and host of other complicated and obscure issues. So when you do find overwhelming agreement among expert economists on a particular subject, there’s good reason to sit up and pay attention, particularly when it contradicts what the vast majority … Continued
“Corporatism”: you keep using that word.
Senior Pentagon officials today leaked the news that Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta plans to end the military’s long-standing ban on women serving in combat. This decision, which could potentially give women access to over 230,000 previously denied roles, comes on the heels of last year’s move that opened up over 14,000 combat positions to … Continued
I believe in a new world order, and so should you.
A popular “fact-checker” spreads a strange myth about crime in the US vs. the UK.
