The tragedy Of Susan Boyle
We live in a world in which the ephemeral is real and the real is, for many, hopefully only ephemeral. How else to explain the religious obsession with celebrity which governs everything in our lives from the way we see…
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Month June 2009
Texas ranchers like wind power
The BBC reporter seems a bit clueless and patronizing talking to the Texas rancher. Imagine, Texans like renewable energy (and extra income), who would have thought such a crazy thing. Actually, Texas has huge amounts of wind and solar power.…
Going it Alone: Christopher Hitchens and the death of the Left
Yeah, I know, Hitchens can sometimes be a massive PITA blowhard. However, this book review points out how his quite public split from hardcore socialism does serve to highlight many of the problems the Left faces now. For one thing,…