If a tree falls in a forest, and no one is there, does it make a sound?...
You’ve all heard the question that is the title of my post, haven’t you? Is an audience necessary for a sound to have meaning or even existence? And what if, in our world, the intermediary to the...
View ArticleLife in the middle ages
If I had to give one single reason for drilling the hell out of whatever energy resources America has to offer, it would be to de-fund the medieval sharia system that thrives in Saudi Arabia. Right...
View ArticleObama’s plan to jumpstart the economy
Obama finally came out from hiding to talk a bit about the economy. One of my liberal friends found this the most exciting aspect of his speech: “We’ll be working out the details in the weeks ahead,...
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Ask stupid questions, get stupid answers
I got an email poll from my representative Lynn Woolsey. I was willing to take the poll, even though it would mean newsletters from her, until I actually read the poll. It’s a dishonest one, and...
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The New York Times’ own wacky Tom Friedman *UPDATED*
This is the cozy mansion New York Times‘ columnist Tom Friedman calls home: Judging by its size, it probably has a carbon footprint roughly equal to a small nation’s: As the July edition of the...
View ArticleIsrael, Saudi Arabia and the Middle East
Israel as the next Saudia Arabia? According to this article in the Wall Street Journal, Israel’s unusually large and high-quality shale oil reserves may yield as much oil as all of Saudi Arabia’s...
View ArticleFull of gas!
Bruce McQuain, of the always thought-provoking and very economically libertarian QandO blog, has an interesting post that provides a good overview of just how many large natural gas resources there are...
View ArticleOf course Obama will take the low road; he has no high road
Karl Rove has written a WSJ op-ed, the title of which is “Obama’s Campaign Will Take the Low Road.” I haven’t even read Rove’s piece — which I’m sure is good — but I already know he’s right. Obama’s...
View ArticleOil boom!
Just recently, I happened to drive through the southern end of the Bakken Field in North Dakota on my way to Montana. I can tell you that an oil boom in the making is absolutely awesome to behold!...
View ArticleThe one thing Obama does really, really well
You know that old joke, the one that goes “How can you tell when a politician is lying? His lips are moving.” That’s Obama. I think Obama’s skilled lying arises from the fact that he is a borderline...
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