Is Consensual Adult Incest Ok?
Apparently Germany’s high court is about to rule on that very question. Generally, I think what consenting adults do with one another in private is their business. But that being…...
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Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Burqa Chic?
Apparently some fashionistas thought it would be a good idea to feature the garment which is the symbol for oppression of women across the middle east at a Norwegian fashion…...
Belgium Jailing Parents For Not Getting Their Children Vaccinations
What’s more important, the health of the collective or the rights of the individual? LONDON - As doctors struggle to eradicate polio worldwide, one of their biggest problems is persuading…...
Britian’s Health System Makes It the Sick Man In Europe
Go figure: Britain remains “the sick man of Europe” because the NHS is overwhelmed by Government targets, a think-tank has claimed. This is the reason that drugs and treatment are…...
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
European Union Spending $152 Million To Re-Invent The Wheel
The politicians in the EU have decided to spend $152 million of their constituent’s tax dollars on developing a rival for Google. The problem is that we’ve already got a…...
Saturday, March 08, 2008
Republican Rep. Steve King: Islamists Would Be Dancing In The Streets 9/11 Style If Obama Is Elected
The rhetoric is a little overheated, but in theory I’m not so sure he’s wrong. DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa Republican congressman said Friday that terrorists would be…...
Friday, March 07, 2008
Oslo Norway Crime Wave
Shocking! There were 10,600 crimes reported in public places in 2007, up from 8,000 a year earlier, writes Norwegian daily newspaper Dagbladet. Oslo had the highest rate per person in…...
Wednesday, March 05, 2008
“U.S. military personnel have been raping Okinawans for the last 60-plus years.”
So says James Gibney of The Atlantic. Of course, Mr. Gibney is also kind enough to concede that “the overwhelming majority of U.S. military personnel aren’t sociopaths.” That was big…...
Public Service Announcement: No Streaking In Australia
Not if this is what happens (nudity warning). ...
Hillary Clinton Wants To Protect The Yankees From Unfair Trade Practices
As a Yankee fan, the sarcasm isn’t appreciated. As a fan of free trade, however, the satire is delicious because it’s true. As you read the piece, replace the Yankees…...
German Soldiers Are Too Fat
A rather sad state of affairs for what was once one of the world’s most powerful military forces. But, as is noted in the post linked above, this is what…...
Saturday, March 01, 2008
He’ll Feel That In the Morning!
Ouch! Watch how they gently carry him off respecting all of the rules about how to move an accident victim. ...
Monday, February 25, 2008
Foreigners Winning The Oscars Americans Won’t Win
I’m not an Oscar watcher (I like movies, but I couldn’t care less about who the entertainment industry thinks is best), but checking out the list of winners it looks…...
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Sarkozy: “Get Lost Dumbass”
Awesome… PARIS (Reuters) - A video of French President Nicolas Sarkozy telling a bystander to “get lost” has become a hit on the Internet. Sarkozy was filmed by a journalist…...
New York Times: Average Cubans Fearful Of “Savage Capitalism” Taking Over After Castro
In an article filled with testimony from Cubans who are “fearful” for what comes after Castro (fearful, at least, per their testimony given to be published in a public newspaper…...
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Time For That Post-9/11 Election Year Question: Who Would The Terrorists Want As President?
The answer, from the left, is of course “Not a Republican.” Because we all know that fighting the terrorists in the middle east doesn’t work because it just breeds more…...
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
UN Pressures Google Into Banning Critic
The bureaucrats at the United Nations aren’t going to brook any dissent from scrappy internet commentators, and Google is going to help them out with it. ...beginning Feb. 13, Google…...
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Visual Evidence For The Success Of Capitalism
You can actually see that it works. ...
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Obama’s Plans For Global Wealth Redistribution
This isn’t getting as much attention as it should: Unnoticed by most Americans this week, the Obama/Hagel GLOBAL POVERTY ACT was quickly approved by a senate committee and cleared for…...
Thursday, February 14, 2008
A Window Into Anti-Terrorism In The Pre-9/11 World
From an article about the death of Hezbollah chieftain Imad Mugniyah who was responsible for the 1983 bombing of a US Embassy in Lebanon. Lebanese officials, exploiting a monitored telephone…...
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Atheletes Being Forced To Give Up Their Free Speech In Advance Of Beijing Olympics
Pathetic... British athletes who want to compete in the summer Olympics will be required to sign a contract promising not to make statements critical of the communist regime’s human rights…...
Friday, February 08, 2008
China Will Lift Ban On Playboy For Olympic Foreigners
Sadly, though, actual Chinese citizens won’t be able to buy the magazine. Just visiting athletes and foreigners. All pornographic material is prohibited on the mainland but a temporary exception could…...
Thursday, February 07, 2008
Headline Of The Day: Close But No Cigar For Clinton
You gotta love the British media… It’s so much more entertaining than American journalism. ...
Sunday, February 03, 2008
Would Stopping Illegal Immigration Bolster Socialism South Of The Border?
I’m not sure I buy into the hypothesis, but it may be one way to get the left on the side of border enforcement. Even if stopping the flow of…...
Socialist Dictator Hugo Chavez Is Positively Capitalist When It Comes To Drug Smuggling
He’s not one to let ideology get in the way of making a buck. The varied testimonies I have heard reveal that the co-operation between Venezuela and the guerrillas in…...
Friday, January 25, 2008
Bill Gates Would Like To Revise Capitalism
Of course, he’d like to revise it starting now. After he’s already made his billions. According to the front-page of today’s Wall Street Journal, Bill Gates is issuing a clarion…...
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
John McCain Forgets Where Vladimir Putin Is From
Not exactly a great mistake to make if you’re trying to cover up your less-than-principled conservative history by saying you’re good on foreign policy. ...
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Canada Removes America, Israel From Torture Watch List
Meh… OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada’s foreign ministry, responding to pressure from close allies, said on Saturday it would remove the United States and Israel from a watch list of countries…...
British Actors Forced To Register Their Fake Guns, Swords
Not because their fake guns and swords are an actual threat to anyone, but because they kind of sort of look real. A Cornish village drama group has had to…...
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Tony Blair, President Of Europe?
It could be so. It certainly seems as though Blair himself is interested in it. Speaking in Paris this morning, the former prime minister called for a “strong and united…...
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