Paul Campos has written an interesting essay in the Rocky Mountain News. Here is the central point:
Materialism, as a philososphical doctrine, has the great advantage that it reduces the catalog of things that actually exist to those which can be investigated by science. It has the great disadvantage that it requires treating as illusions [...]
David Duke has visited Syria to offer his support to that poor regime and, of course, do a little Jew bashing.
MEMRI: ”
I have defended Syria for a long time, so I was admiring Syria, I have admired your president very much. I hope at some point to be able to meet him and shake his [...]
I caught President Bush’s speech yesterday. All in All I liked what he said, but felt it somewhat short on details.
I have to admit though that ‘immigration reform’ or whatever you want to call it isn’t a big issue of mine. I pretty much assume that while it might be a great scare tactic, [...]
Chicago Sun Times:
A 15-year-old girl with a peanut allergy died after kissing her boyfriend, who had just eaten a peanut butter snack, hospital officials said Monday.
The Brussels Journal has an article on the economic climate in Europe with special attention given to the Scandinavian countries and Ireland:
In 1970, Sweden’s level of prosperity was one quarter above Belgium’s. By 2003 Sweden had fallen to 14th place from 5th in the prosperity index, two places behind Belgium. According to OECD figures, Denmark [...]
CNN:
Jordan’s King Abdullah II has appointed his national security adviser as the new prime minister, giving him a mandate to launch an all-out war against Islamic militancy in the wake of this month’s triple hotel blasts.
In a designation letter to newly appointed Prime Minister Marouf al-Bakhit, Abdullah said Thursday the November 9 attacks ‘increase our [...]
CNN:
Actor Pat Morita, whose portrayal of the wise and dry-witted Mr. Miyagi in ‘The Karate Kid’ earned him an Oscar nomination, has died. He was 73.
The Karate Kid is a great movie (we won’t mention the sequels) and Morita is the actor who made that movie shine. He will be missed.
WILLisms.com Trivia Tidbit Of The Day: Part 224 — General Motors, Michigan, Health Care, & Wealth Care.
insightmag.com:
The overwhelming assessment by Asian officials, diplomats and analysts is that the U.S. military simply cannot defeat China. It has been an assessment relayed to U.S. government officials over the past few months by countries such as Australia, Japan and South Korea. This comes as President Bush wraps up a visit to Asia, in which [...]
Forbes.com:
Yo-yos that can snap back and strangle, dolls impregnated with toxins and pacifiers that choke: All toys for sale this holiday season that should not find their way to Santa’s sleigh, according the annual Toy Safety Survey from the nonprofit U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG).
Released Tuesday, the report finds too many toys marketed with [...]
