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Yes Drinking Water Can Kill You
Just ask the family of Jennifer Strange, who died of hyponatremia, also called “water intoxication,” as a result of participating in a radio contest called “Hold Your Wee For A Wii” up in Sacramento two years ago. She was 28… Continue Reading
The Opposite Of Capitalism
Here’s the lead paragraph from the Associated Press: President Barack Obama on Tuesday embraced a House bill that would give the government unprecedented power to seize bank holding companies and other large financial firms teetering on the brink of collapse… Continue Reading
No Really I Prefer To Pay More
Only in Germany.
Optimism About The Dollar
Well, it’s good to see that someone has a better attitude about the U.S. national currency than me. Doesn’t mean I think we can afford to relax on this subject, though — and ultimately, strong dollars are the result of… Continue Reading
Rush Limbaugh Presents The St. Louis Rams
While I would regret the inherent politicization of football that it would represent, the fact of the matter is, if Rush Limbaugh is successful in his bid to purchase a majority interest in the St. Louis Rams, he would be… Continue Reading
Why Strong Dollars Should Be Part Of The Republican Platform
When the dollar gets too weak, and stays weak for a long time, it becomes simply another currency out in the world market. And other nations abandon using it as the preferred medium of exchange for international sales transactions —… Continue Reading
Cash For Clunkers: What Happens Next
I’d like for us to upgrade my wife’s car, which we just finished paying off. But we’re not going to do that — we’re going to hold on to the car that we don’t need to make any payments on,… Continue Reading
Immaturity
Concerning the issue of why, exactly, one should oppose health care reform, let me take on the subject of “Death Panels” and why, although they are a red herring, they reveal something interesting about the issue of how we deal… Continue Reading
The National Debt Road Trip Video
Let’s say that deficit spending is like speeding while driving. You shouldn’t be doing it at all, but sometimes maybe you just can’t help yourself. George W. Bush was a leadfoot. So was Ronald Reagan and George Bush the Elder… Continue Reading