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Light blogging this week

Posted on January 14, 2010 by Lawrence Person

A family event looms, so content will be light here until next week

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The Nation’s Alexander Cockburn calls Anthropogenic Global Warming “A Farce”

Posted on December 25, 2009 by Lawrence Person

ClimateGate continues to bubble along. It’s no surprise to see those on the right critical of AGW, but when a dyed-in-the-wool far lefty like The Nation‘s Alexander Cockburn calls it a farce, that’s pretty notable. (Evidently Cockburn has been a … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 24, 2009 by Lawrence Person

After all, mankind cannot live on politics alone…

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ClimateGate Supression of Dissent: A Case Study

Posted on December 21, 2009 by Lawrence Person

Here are the authors of a study critical of the consensus AGW narrative which the leaked CRU letters talk about how to suppress. The letters discuss how to stack peer reviewers in favor of AGW and against dissenters, and how … Continue reading →

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Richard Epstein says Reid’s ObamaCare Bill is Unconstitutional

Posted on December 21, 2009 by Lawrence Person

Noted Constitutional law scholar Richard A. Epstein says Harry Reid’s ObamaCare bill is unconstitutional. “The Supreme Court’s basic constitutional requirement is that any firm in a regulated market be allowed to recover a risk-adjusted competitive rate of return on its … Continue reading →

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The Constitution is not a Suicide Pact, but ObamaCare is

Posted on December 18, 2009 by Lawrence Person

Given that it’s no so extrordinarily unpopular that it threatens to unseat numerous Democratic senators next year. “A recent Zogby poll showed 28% of state voters support ‘reform.’ A full 40% said they’d be less likely to vote for Democratic … Continue reading →

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Global Warming: Data from the Greenland Ice Cores

Posted on December 15, 2009 by Lawrence Person

I’m not an expert, but if the information presented here is accurate, it makes a pretty compelling case that the warming trend we experienced in the 20th century was quite normal within the overall geological time-frame.

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Recessions are for the Little People

Posted on December 14, 2009 by Lawrence Person

During the recession, government employees have had to make serious cutba–ha, ha, oh sorry, I could even keep a straight face while typing that. They’ve made out like bandits: “Federal employees making salaries of $100,000 or more jumped from 14% … Continue reading →

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Did liberals get their John Edwards mixed up?

Posted on December 13, 2009 by Lawrence Person

According to Pew: “Conservatives and Republicans report fewer experiences than liberals or Democrats communicating with the dead, seeing ghosts and consulting fortunetellers or psychics.” Now, who was it that was part of the “Reality-Based Community” again?

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Climategate Update for 12/13/09

Posted on December 13, 2009 by Lawrence Person

The response of Global Warming proponents to just about any criticism of the consensus AGW narrative seems to “The science is already settled, and anyone denying that might as well be a Flat Earther, a Creationist, or a Holocaust denier. Now sit down, shut, and hand over all your money and power to us.” As long as they keep trying to pull this “Nothing to see here, now move along” crap about Climategate, more and more people are going to question what they say. Continue reading →

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