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Yesterday I completed Jonah Goldberg's Liberal Fascism. This book is something of a sensation, rising to #1 on Amazon (as of this writing it is #5) and spawning considerable discussion. You can follow some of that discussion on Goldberg's Liberal...

Cyberattacks Hitting Powergrids

This seems like a big story (via Slashdot): "The CIA on Friday admitted that cyberattacks have caused at least one power outage affecting multiple cities outside the United States."

Yet Another Call For Entitlement Reform

In the past few days we have seen the Financial Times and Robert Samuelson in the Washington Post arguing that unless the United States makes significant reforms to entitlement programs it faces economically devastating deficits. The amount of money spent...

Are dirty deeds really done dirt cheap? And how did they let out the bid for that one?

One brave woman

We have one brave woman who has taken extreme measures to prevent the government from taken over her children: A trial date for a homeschooling mom from Utah who fled the state when a judge threatened to take away custody...

Hyperion to turn SD into a dump site?

From the Argus Leader: The head of a group opposing the planned Hyperion oil refinery in Union County suggests it might really be a front for a series of landfills to bury trash from the East Coast - information that...

The Argus goes after State Government. Again.And the evil part of me hopes they succeed.

Abortions Down 25%

Today's LA Times reports on a study concluding that fewer women are choosing abortions, and those that do are increasingly turning to morning-after medication to accomplish it. The rate of all abortions continues to decline, reaching its lowest level since...

What's New with the Blogs

Plutocrats to met in Davos

Selling Real Estate over at www.patpowers.com

What's Next For Blogs For Bush?

Iowahawk's Media Violence Project

A profile of Michael Yon

Michigan says ?No mas? to illegal alien driver?s licenses

South Dakota Blogs

The Ides of Michigan

Obama's Minister Of Hate

Heil MicroSSoft!

VDH & McCain

Leader Of The Pack

Hillary?s pre-K Nanny-statism

The South Dakota Constitution & Redistricting

Did I mention I liked Fred Thompson?

Romney Takes Michigan Gold

United Way, Planned Parenthood and Preschool

SDP@The Movies: Coverfield

Yeah, sure - NOT.

Elections without issues

New Blog Added

The Florida Contest

SDP Jazz Note: Brad Mehldau & The Art of the Trio

I wonder why we haven't seen that yet....

Get out of Sioux Falls way.

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