From Mark Steyn.
The Conservatives have won, though it looks like it will be a coalition government. And it looks like Belinda will keep her seat, so she may have some bargaining leverage to keep her cabinet post if she wants to ditch her new-found Liberal friends and become a Conservative again.
Also, this will give Alberta and Saskatchewan a lot more clout in Ottawa.
Ken Silber has a review of what look to be an interesting new book on exobiology.
Ken Silber has a review of what look to be an interesting new book on exobiology.
Ken Silber has a review of what look to be an interesting new book on exobiology.
Arnold Kling talks about folk Marxism, and its unfortunate hold on much of the public, particularly in Europe, but also, sadly, in the US.
Under folk Marxism, the oppressed class has inherent moral superiority to the oppressor class… Class membership trumps individual character in determining moral standing. It should be no surprise that this belief could lead to tyranny and wanton murder by government. It should be no surprise that this belief has failed to improve the lot of those regarded as “oppressed.” It inverts Martin Luther King’s call to judge people by the content of their character.
Even when Marxism does not lead to tyranny, it retards economic growth, as the stagnation of continental Europe indicates. If you believe that the poor are oppressed and the rich are oppressors, then your impulse is to penalize work, risk-taking, innovation, and saving — the engines of economic progress.
Well, at least the Canadians are on the verge of throwing off their true oppressors today.
Joe Katzman has a thought-provoking and depressing post on the source of Islamic terrorism.
There was supposedly an old saying in the wild West: “There ain’t room in this town for the both of us.” Unfortunately, there’s not room on this planet for classical liberal western cultures and radical Islamism. This will be a battle to the death of one of those cultures, and Islam itself won’t survive without a dramatic reformation, even if some people think that’s not possible.
[Update at 9:25 AM PST]
Diane West writes about the silence that speaks volumes.
There’s an interesting interview with the authors of The Rocket Company over at The Space Review today.
TSR: With all the information you’ve presented, shy of seven relatively sympathetic and understanding billionaires and an engineering group from heaven, what other missing pieces are needed for someone to develop The Rocket Company?
Dave: That
There’s an interesting interview with the authors of The Rocket Company over at The Space Review today.
TSR: With all the information you’ve presented, shy of seven relatively sympathetic and understanding billionaires and an engineering group from heaven, what other missing pieces are needed for someone to develop The Rocket Company?
Dave: That
There’s an interesting interview with the authors of The Rocket Company over at The Space Review today.
TSR: With all the information you’ve presented, shy of seven relatively sympathetic and understanding billionaires and an engineering group from heaven, what other missing pieces are needed for someone to develop The Rocket Company?
Dave: That
Despite their political differences with the US (most of which are driven by totalitarian government propaganda), Syrians love KFC:
…as the country worries about bird flu, surely KFC “examines its chicken before cooking it … I trust KFC chicken more than any rotisserie”, said Farzat.