Category Archives: News & Politics
If the gulf oil spill keeps disappearing, then what?
You gotta love those who love “the Mother.” When the planet is doing what God intended it to do and that is seen as a good thing, then it’s “Mother Earth… Continue reading
Daniel Hannan at International Leaders Summit in Brussels
“Almost nobody now argues for the inevitability of socialism for the desirability of state planning…and yet the percentage of wealth taken by governments continues to grow.” If you have ten minutes, grab a cup of coffee and check this out. … Continue reading
Hey, I tried
I serve on the Union District 3 school board here in Vermont. It serves the Middlebury Union High School and Middlebury Union Middle School which encompasses the town of Middlebury plus other area towns within the Addison Central Supervisory Union … Continue reading
Bill O'Neill remarks to revisit budget at UD3 meeting 1/12/10 [6:28m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadWhat's In a Motive?
What is it about crime news stories where speculation regarding motive plays such a central role? Just scanning some news stories of the day, particularly in television news, there seems to be this pressing urgency to get to the WHY … Continue reading
Prius on Speed
Former Vice-President Al Gore’s son and namesake is in the news this week for having been arrested for “driving his environmentally friendly car at about 100 miles per hour on a freeway south of Los Angeles.” Story here Another famous-family … Continue reading
Happy Birthday America
IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of America When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and … Continue reading
Libby's Quick Commute, or, Scooter Commuter
In the wake of President Bush’s prison sentence commutation for “Scooter” Libby, we are wise to revisit President Clinton’s explanation, published in the NY Times, of the 100+ presidential pardons that he granted on the eve of his leaving office. … Continue reading
London Calling and Hello Vladimir
London calling and hello Vladimir. The juxtaposition of these two world events leaves me with a sorry sense of guilt since I had hoped so strongly for a reason to remove Paris Hilton from above the fold in thirty-point font … Continue reading
