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DC on the Cusp of SeptemberI spent the last five days in the gorgeous District of Columbia straddling two academic conferences: The annual meetings of the American Political Science Association, and the Association of Politics and Life Sciences. APLS was more interesting to me because...Only In Denver, and Only On Fark
Today's FARK headline: Today's "I'll never drink again" story brought to you by Denver, where man on painkillers, who hadn't slept for two days because of tooth abscess, decides to have a few beers and go four-wheeling at night in...In Katrina's Wake
David Brooks and Ruben Navarrette have different takes on the government's response on all levels to hurricane Katrina. Not surprisingly I find myself siding with Brooks. Brooks argues: Katrina was the most anticipated natural disaster in American history, and still...Nebraskans Helping Out, A Bleg
Post updated on 9-3-2005! Now accepting PayPal donations! Scroll down for details. Last night I mentioned that I was helping out on a cool project to get a truckload of relief supplies delivered to Mississippi from my local community. Today,...Looting and the liberal elite
That is the title of a Dr. Ted Baehr column. Here is the introduction:People will either be self-disciplined or need the whip of tyranny, to paraphrase the famous 19th century sociologist Alexis de Tocqueville. He noted that the United States...Civil Disobedience Promised by Brits Against High Petrol Prices
Once AgainFuel protests 'will bring Britain to a standstill'
This is in the category of "I complained because I had no shoes...then I met a man who had no feet."
Fuel protesters vow to bring Britain to a standstill this week as the cost of petrol sits at a record £5 a gallon.Let's see - £1 = $1.50 more or less. So £7.50/gal = $11.25 per gallon! Yowch! And it isn't just the market forces at play over there either:
The fuel tax duty of 47.1p a litre collected by the Government accounts for about half the cost of petrol sold at today's prices. British drivers pay far more than those in France and the United States, where prices per litre average 85.22p and 37.9p respectively.
(Emphasis added)And we think WE have it rough!
Once again, here are a couple of links if you're wanting to make a monetary donation to help out with Hurricane Katrina aid: The American Red Cross. Soldiers' Angels. The American Kennel Club's Canine Relief Fund. Here's a mailing address...Kranz finally covers it
After nearly two years, David Kranz finally covers Tom Daschle?s homestead deduction on his DC home. But it looks like he only did so to slam Republican Karl Rove:When the majority of South Dakotans voted against Sen. Tom Daschle last...
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