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The Absurdity Of The Budget Debate
The president makes an appearance at La Raza---which stands for The Race: which race? the race---and announces that it would be keen if he followed Woody Allen's advice and dictated…
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There’s More Than One Way To Skin A Dead Companion Animal
There are enough details in the New York Observer report that we can piece together what happened. The scene: the monthly meeting of the New York Skeptics at a Kips…
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Stunning New Book! Hats For All
On Foot I'm traveling this week to the Air Force Research Lab at Kirtland AFB, in the Space Weather Center of Excellence. Not just "Center," mind, but Center of Excellence.…
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Dear English Rioter
Dear English Rioter, I suppose it wasn't hard to learn how to fill light bulbs with ammonia (nasty stuff). But how did you bring yourself to throw that first one…
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Top 10 Women’s Fashion Rules
As requested by Victoria, and several other non-male readers, here is the companion article to Top 10 Men's Fashion Rules. If you are, like most readers here, male, forward this…
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How To Cheat With Graphics: Paul Krugman Style
Thanks to reader Doug Magowan for bringing this to our attention. In his New York Times blog "The Conscience of a Liberal", the far-left economist Paul Krugman presented these graphs…
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Shermer Tries, And Fails, To Take Down Chopra
Aurora last night masked by clouds. Saw plenty of bats. Here is a review of another article you might like to read. Michael Shermer, publisher of Skeptic magazine, tried to…
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Life Isn’t Fair: Galarraga’s Imperfectly Perfect Game
The decks are awash: the tears have already reached the scuppers, and there's no sign of abatement. The output from the perpetually lachrymose has been prodigious. Even people who aren't…