Monthly Archives: August 2010

Christopher Hitchens on His Battle Against Cancer

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Lawrence Person

As always, an interesting essay. Including wondering why cancer is the one malady people always battle. “You don’t hear it about long-term sufferers from heart disease or kidney failure.” I previously talked about Hitchen’s cancer about a month ago. (Hat … Continue reading →

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Don’t Read This if You’re a Dog Owner and Have High Blood Pressure

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Your dog gets into a tussle with another dog in an off-leash dog park. Do you: Separate the dogs Ask the owner of the other dog to leave the park Shoot the other dog dead. Evidently, “3” is the answer … Continue reading →

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Nuevo Laredo Shootout Update

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Warning: Graphic Material Contained in Links Below Dwight linked to this after-action report on a two-hour gun-battle between the Mexican Army and members of drug cartel in Nuevo Laredo. (Warning: Includes some graphic images.) Later, some people pointed out that … Continue reading →

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Michael Totten Interviews Benjamin Kerstein

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Lawrence Person

So I saw the link for this Michael Totten interview on Instapundit, and the name Benjamin Kerstein rang a bell. He was the one that penned this excellent essay on Zionism as a refutation of liberalism, which I cited in … Continue reading →

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71% of Missouri Voters Oppose ObamaCare

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Those numbers aren’t from an opinion poll, they’ve from actual voting results on Proposition C. Missouri is often considered a political bellwether state. It went for McCain in 2008, but only by .1% of the vote. If ObamaCare is this … Continue reading →

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Living Off the Grid and Green Baiting

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Interesting mini-interview with Nick Rosen, a proponent of living “off the grid.” I especially liked this quote from him: I rather like Thoreau because he was also a part-timer. He walked back to have his mother do his washing on … Continue reading →

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Fake Austerity, the Obama Way

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Problem: Voters are outraged that government bureaucrats continue to get hefty pay and benefit hikes while the private sector suffers through the leanest years since the Great Depression. Solution: A bonus (not pay) freeze, and only for political appointees (that’s, … Continue reading →

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Dr. Atkins Vindicated

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Lawrence Person

For years, the federal government, doctors and nutritionists have treated dietary fat as Public Enemy #1, despite scanty science of a link between fat intake and obesity. Meanwhile, the same people were talking up carbohydrates as a perfectly healthy food … Continue reading →

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