Author: Amy Ridenour

Disabled Children and the Guillotine

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A former deputy mayor in Britain, a retired doctor, has been excoriated for allegedly saying disabled children would be better off if they were guillotined. The doctor, Owen Lister, explains to the BBC, somewhat convincingly, that his words were taken ...
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CO2 Science: Global Warming Good in Asia?

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Could global warming have benefits? Climate alarmists predict global warming will increase human death rates, and nary a heat wave occurs but what they are quick to blame any concurrent excess deaths on the high temperatures associated with it. Much ...
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Rep. Charles Rangel Turns Fire Hose on Bush

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The New York Sun is reporting that Congressman Charles Rangel (D-NY), compared President Bush to infamous segregationist Bull Connor at a Congressional Black Caucus event September 22, to "wild applause and cheering": Comparing President Bush to the Birmingham, Ala., police ...
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Heritage Foundation: Saving $40 Billion

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The Heritage Foundation has a plan to save $40 billion federal tax dollars annually while helping seniors afford prescription drugs ...
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Katrina Rescues: Ft. Belvoir Soldiers in New Orleans

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The Fort Belvoir (VA) Eagle has an article today about the work of the D.C. National Guard rescuing Katrina victims. This is the unit whose activities have been chronicled in blog posts by Joe Roche here, here, here and here ...
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Katrina Rescues: Dedicated Soldiers of the National Guard

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Joe Roche has sent another email relating the experiences of his wife, Lili, who (as a member of the DC National Guard) is part of National Guard rescue operations in Louisiana: The soldiers are showing amazing motivation and endurance. You ...
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Katrina, Global Warming and Honest Disagreement

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Husband David, The National Center's VP, is debating Wayne Madsen in newspapers across the country on the question: "Are climate-change advocates wrong to blame Katrina's fury on man-made global warming?" David said, yes, they are wrong; Wayne Madsen says no ...
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“TESRA” Endangered Species Act Reform Update

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Regular visitors to this blog, let alone our website, are unlikely to have missed our criticism (for example, here and here) of the policy implications within the draft of House Resources Committee Chairman Richard Pombo's "Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery ...
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Arianna Huffington is Deeply Sincere

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Arianna Huffington, September 11, speech to the Sierra Club: "Hurricane Katrina's real name is global warming." Ross Gelbspan, writing in the Boston Globe, August 30: "The hurricane that struck Louisiana yesterday was nicknamed Katrina by the National Weather Service. Its ...
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Katrina Bailout: $200 Billion in Perspective

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The National Center's Ryan Balis says: 213 Republicans already approved, and President Bush signed into law, a $51.8 billion hurricane "response" package. Now the President is proclaiming the American taxpayer should fund what could top $200 billion as an installment ...
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