Month: November 2009

Carbon and tax neutrality

Cross-posted from climatechange.thinkaboutit.eu The purpose of carbon taxes is to shift consumption from carbon based to sustainable sources, not to act as another revenue source for Governments seeking to fund bank bail-outs...

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Quote of the Day

Why not just call them bedwetters, Jerry? “I invite any of my colleagues who say that they are afraid to bring detainees into the United States to face trial to come to New York and see how we handle them.” –...

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Learn the Lessons of Vietnam

While working as Hau Nghia province representative for USAID in 1965, retired Lt. Col. John Paul Vann wrote the following letter to General Robert York: If it were not for the fact that Vietnam is but a pawn in the larger...

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More of Cheney’s 9/11 Lies Exposed

I know this is probably not a great surprise to many of us who were never Bush worshipers, but a new book by John Farmer, The Ground Truth, offers further proof that President Cheney lied about the events of 9/11 and that the...

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WSJ Editorial Staff: Bedwetters

I thought the WSJ might be different. Maybe they would be strong and full of courage like the city they work in. Nope. They saved it for the very end, but they wet their bed anyway. Terrorists also love a big stage, and none...

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