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Map: Click to enlarge. Data source: World Values Survey The Washington Post has an interesting piece on a survey a couple of Swedish economists conducted on attitudes towards race around the world. When two Swedish economists set out to examine whether economic freedom made people any more or less racist, they knew how they [...] Hey man, a Muslim Brother’s got to have some chicken! For six years, Rafat Shororo longed for the taste of a KFC sandwich he had eaten in Egypt. This week, he got his finger lickin’ fix at home in the Gaza Strip after a local delivery company managed to smuggle it from Egypt through [...] Canadian mobsters are kicking it old school in Sicily Two senior members of the Canadian mafia have been murdered in Sicily and their bodies incinerated, victims of what police suspect is a vicious turf war in Canada which has spilled over into the Cosa Nostra’s Italian heartland. After an anonymous tip-off, the bodies of [...] Legal Insurrection has this great post up on changes in the conservative blogosphere since the 2008 election. Thanks for the kind words, but I wish the reality weren’t so true that the days of collaboration and mutual support are waning. It’s nearly impossible to get a link out of the new big names in conservative [...] Caveat Elector in Colorado… months after legalizing marijuana the voters in Colorado may get yet another hit at the bong as voters experience buyer’s remorse a moment of sanity the reality that accompanies the legalization of one’s hobby. Silly potheads, what did you think would happen once your habit was brought to the mainstream? [...] Instapundit linked to this interesting article from the MIT Technology Review about Internet vulnerabilities. Shockingly enough (smirk) it turns out there are quite a few. Damn experts. You probably haven’t heard of HD Moore, but up to a few weeks ago every Internet device in the world, perhaps including some in your own home, [...] Saw Oblivion in IMAX this afternoon… one of the best sci-fi movies of the last two decades or so. Great story, great acting, well shot and M83′s soundtrack also sounds great and well worth the $6.99. Share on Facebook Google makes a good point about taxes while politicians continue to show ignorance. Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt has defended his company’s low tax payments in Britain, saying the company follows the letter of the law and makes a positive contribution to the British economy. A British parliamentary committee last year accused Google, Amazon.com [...] Due to some faculty load issues (sabbaticals, leaves of absence, etc.) I was able to teach a couple of U.S. History II (since the Civil War) survey courses (all hands on deck) this past academic year. Nothing educates (or should educate) like teaching. I was finally able — forced in a way — to [...] In my classes I always try (when appropriate) to get my students to look at the past fairly, honestly, and then draw reasonable connections with the present day. Our history with Indian tribes is well-documented and I will not wear that particular hairshirt here. So what does our abysmal treatment of Indians in the [...] Download, for free, Lars Walker’s new book Hailstone Mountain today on Amazon. Share on Facebook K-Mart apparently… Someone may have linked to this already… genius and viral. Share on Facebook Thieves in Germany stole over 5 tons of Nutella. These thieves might really have sticky fingers. Police said Monday that an unknown number of culprits made off with five tonnes of Nutella chocolate-hazelnut spread from a parked trailer in the central German town of Bad Hersfeld over the weekend. The gooey loot is worth [...] Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has died of a stroke. From Sky News: Her children Mark and Carol Thatcher announced that their mother had died peacefully following a stroke this morning. Speaking to Sky News, spokesman and friend Lord Bell, who announced her death, said: “We’ll never see the like of her [...] Eric recently asked a good question; if unemployment is so high why is the stock market doing so well? Like all things with the economy, the answer isn’t necessarily simple, but I’ll give it a go… First, it’s not at all uncommon for the stock market to do well when unemployment is high. The [...] Have you ever heard of the Eagle Ford Shale Oil Field? Yeah, I didn’t think so. From zero barrels a day in 2008 to nearly 400,000 a day in 2013. The University of Texas San Antonio (UTSA) released preliminary findings today for its second annual study of the impact of the Eagle Ford Shale [...] Might this be the EU’s Waterloo? From CNN: The fate of the Cypriot economy, which accounts for only 0.2% of European Union GDP, is unlikely to reignite the financial troubles of the single currency area. But Hart, a Scottish expat who has lived in the southwest coastal city of Paphos for 13 years with [...] Here’s an interesting piece from Reason about physicians fighting back, er, working around Obamacare Dr. Ryan Neuhofel, 31, offers a rare glimpse at what it would be like to go to the doctor without massive government interference in health care. Dr. Neuhofel, based in the college town of Lawrence, Kansas, charges for his [...] Prepare for the return of the Twinkie and other Hostess brand snack cakes this summer. The new owner of Hostess Brands Inc’s snack cakes hopes to have Twinkies back on U.S. store shelves by this summer, according to a member of the purchasing group. “Our family is thrilled to have the opportunity to reestablish [...]
ARTURO MARI/AFP/Getty Images It seems the Vatican made an unfortunate choice in buying some new digs… A day ahead of the papal conclave, faces at the scandal-struck Vatican were even redder than usual after it emerged that the Holy See had purchased a €23 million (£21 million) share of a Rome apartment block that [...] |
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