Archive for February, 2008

Michelle Obama Was Never Proud of Her Country Before?

Michelle Obama, wife of presidential candidate Barack Obama, was in Wisconsin last week campaigning for her hubby. Here are a couple of quotes which really cause me to wonder about these people: “People in this country are ready for change and hungry for a different kind of politics and … for the...
February 21st, 2008 | Politics | Read More

Putting Waterboarding in Perspective

There’s a lot of discussion about waterboarding these days. Is it torture? Is it acceptable? Is is necessary? Is it effective? Is it a good idea? It’s easy to become very emotional about the topic. We wouldn’t want someone to do that to us and we naturally find it difficult...
February 21st, 2008 | Politics | Read More

Seventy Year Old Man Beaten and Imprisoned for Walking His Dog

The Iranian religious courts have sentenced a 70 year old man to be lashed 30 times and thrown in prison for 4 months for the crime of walking his dog. Islamic law considers dogs to be unclean. Aren’t you glad that you don’t live in Iran?
February 21st, 2008 | Uncategorized | Read More

WikiLeaks

You may have heard that a San Francisco judge shut down the WikiLeaks web site last week. This is only partially true. The bozos that run WikiLeaks did not show up to defend themselves in court, and the judge ruled in favor of Julius Baer Bank. Because no one from WikiLeaks was present, the judge...
February 21st, 2008 | Politics | Read More

Health Care in Britain Threatens to Become Even Worse

Britain’s National Health System (NHS) is already a disaster which serves only to highlight the troubles caused when government bureaucrats try to run a complex industry. Surprisingly though, the situation could actually get worse. British Muslims working for the NHS are now refusing to wash their...
February 19th, 2008 | Politics | Read More

Building a North American Community

Building a North American Community is a white-paper from independent organizations in the United States, Canada, and Mexico: The Council on Foreign Relations The Canadian Council of Chief Executives Consejo Mexicano de Asuntos Internacionales This white-paper details suggested improvements in cooperation...
February 19th, 2008 | Politics | Read More

A Short Course in Brain Surgery

A Short Course in Brain Surgery is an excellent documentary by independent filmmaker Stuart Browning about the broken socialist health-care system in Canada. This video is part of the Free Market Cure Video Series which can be viewed at Free Market Cure. Mr. Browning receives no funding from the health...
February 18th, 2008 | Politics | Read More