Pearl Harbor Day
December 7, 1941 is the day America came of age on the world stage. By way of background, what we now call World War II had been raging for at least two years, pretty much everywhere but in the Americas.… Continue Reading
Month: December 2008
Welcome Again Carnivalgoers
Once again, one of my pieces has been selected for reference in the Carnival of the Godless. I encourage non-Carnival Readers to check out this installation of the Carnival and the many well-written pieces referenced there. Carnivalgoers, welcome and I… Continue Reading
Gasoline A Dollar A Gallon In 2009
The CEO of Gulf Oil predicts that crude oil prices will fall to below $20 a barrel in 2009, which could result in a national average price for regular unleaded gasoline of less than a dollar a gallon. While that’s… Continue Reading
This Is What You Do When You Disagree With Somoene Else’s Advertisements
So you don’t like atheists taking out advertisements proclaiming their existence? Your only resort is to take out ads of your own. And that is exactly what someone is doing. A Christian woman in the DC area, unhappy with the… Continue Reading
Witness A Verb’s Meaning Morphing! (Bonus: Involves Nude Cheerleaders)
How did the cheerleaders text nude pictures of themselves to their boyfriends? You don’t text-message a photograph, by definition. Or is the verb “text” morphing into something other than “sending a text message from or to a cellular phone”? Otherwise,… Continue Reading
Protectionism To Stimulate The Economy
Megan McArdle describes the arising notion of raising tariffs to protect and grow the economy thusly: That it is stupid, does not mean that the government will not do it. No need to add much more to that!
Very Sore Losers
Today, the Supreme Court contemplated something about a petition that includes a claim that Barack Obama was not born in the United States and therefore is unable to assume the office of President — but please note, that does not… Continue Reading
In Heartwarming Display Of Tolerance, Atheist Sign Stolen And Thrown In Ditch
Reason’s Greetings, everyone. Remember that sign at the state capitol in Olympia, Washington that had Bill O’Reilly all in a huff?* Well, someone — I’m not going to immediately offer a conjecture about of what faith they might have been… Continue Reading
Jazz, Blues, And Other Music White People Claim To Like
Stuff White People Like # 116 — quite funny. I know several people who claim to like jazz and only a few who seem to actually listen to the stuff on terms other than what is described in the linked… Continue Reading
Harper to Parliament: Go Home And Leave Me Alone
A follow-up to yesterday’s post about Canada’s constitutional crisis. The Governor-General has, at the request of the Prime Minister, prorogued Canada’s Parliament until January 26, 2009. PM Harper will govern without a Parliament and without any substantial claim to political… Continue Reading