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Al Gore’s Do As I Say, Not As I Do Philosophy

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Author, Hoover Research Fellow and National Center board member Peter Schweizer has an op-ed in USA Today this morning that is probably giving headaches to former Vice President Al Gore. It seems that for all Gore's green talk, the former ...
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Think Progress Libel Update

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Think Progress has responded to my post yesterday accusing it of libel. Today, the group describes yesterday's libel in a grossly inaccurate way and then defends its strawman. Presumably, this is because Think Progress knows it cannot back up its ...
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Think Progress Libels Us

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I won't be investing in whichever insurance company provides libel insurance for Think Progress, that's for sure. In an online article published today, about a C-Span appearance by Bonner Cohen, Think Progress writes (under the heading, "Corrupt Establishment," no less) ...
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Medicare for All? No Thanks, Part V

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More of the "Medicare for All?" debate between our David Hogberg and Joshua Holland of AlterNet. From David Hogberg: Here are various odds and ends, in no particular order: UK Still a Strawman?: I've exchanged a few emails with Joshua ...
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Life Expectancy, Infant Mortality No Way to Compare Health Systems

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More of the "Medicare for All?" debate between our David Hogberg and Joshua Holland of AlterNet. From David Hogberg: Here are various odds and ends, in no particular order: UK Still a Strawman?: I've exchanged a few emails with Joshua ...
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Hockey Stick Denial: This Time, at the Post

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The Washington Post is editorializing today against the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, which held hearings twice in July on questions surrounding the "Hockey Stick" temperature studies. Says the Post: "Instead of concentrating ...
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California Outlawing Dissent? The Galileo Precedent

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The state of California has declared war on scientific and political dissent and the First Amendment. Yes, you read that right. The state of California is taking legal action to intimidate people who believe humankind has much to learn yet ...
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World Trade Center Movie Review

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National Center Research Associate Nick Cheolas attended an advance screening of the new Oliver Stone film "World Trade Center," and found it remarkably clear of the controversial politics that often characterize Stone's films. Says Nick: Oliver Stone is certainly no ...
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Energy Realities

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As the Senate debates offshore drilling legislation, senior fellow Dana Gattuso says Americans -- "even with gas prices rising and Chicken Little-like speculations that we're tapping out supplies" -- are not quite ready to quit their oil habit. What's more, ...
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Hockey Stick Hearings — This Time, It’s Persona

The House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will hold its second hearing in two weeks on the so-called "hockey stick" temperature studies at 2 PM Eastern today. A live feed is promised. The hearing has ...
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