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Feynman Is Awesome

A flurry of Richard Feynman YouTubes has been hitting the blogosphere, so I’m guessing someone recently uploaded his interview(s). Seriously, if you’ve never read anything by this guy, you should definitely check out his work; I review the pop stuff here. Robert Wenzel posted this 6-minute clip that nicely captures what Feynman is all about. […]

Krugman Vindicates Jeff Tucker

A while ago, when I was considering working for the Institute for Energy Research, I was talking with Jeff Tucker about climate change. He agreed that it would be a “hot topic” for a while, and so that I didn’t need to worry about specializing in the equivalent of Betamax cassettes. Then he said, “Climate […]

An Unexpected Invitation from the LORD

In the first chapter of Isaiah, the prophet recounts his vision of the Lord. He relays standard Old Testament warnings about how the children of Israel are forgetting their blessings, and that their obedience to rituals is not what the Lord seeks. But then Isaiah says: 18 “Come now, let us reason together,” says the […]

More Conspiracy Theories

The Waxman-Markey bill squeaked through the House. I think it is undeniable that the coverage of Michael Jackson’s death helped in its passage. People were distracted by the coverage of Jackson, and so not as many called their representatives to complain. The obvious conspiracy theory suggests itself, especially when you lump in Farrah Fawcett and […]

IER Calls for End to All Energy Subsidies

The Washington Post recently sounded very free market in its objections to subsidies for “clean coal.” An IER commentary says: When coal is concerned, the Post recognizes how the incentives Members of Congress face lead to troubling results. The Post’s editors should remove their blinders to examine how their concerns about coal subsidies apply equally […]

Is the Dollar Doomed?

I linked to this Seeking Alpha post already, but even if you followed the link you may not have continued to the charts on Part 2. (Tim Swanson had stressed this in his original email to me.) Check these out: We all knew the fiscal situation was bleak, but I didn’t realize just how bleak. […]

David Icke: The Turning of the Tide

All right kids, I know I’ve been laying a lot of video on you lately. A while ago I mentioned the documentary Wake Up Call. By far, the most compelling guy from the clips of that movie, was David Icke. I just watched Icke’s Turning of the Tide, and it is amazing. I don’t agree […]

JFK: Courage Under Fire?

This just occurred to me: I think the most plausible explanation for JFK’s demise is that people who controlled the government took him out. In other words, I think it is crazy to assume that (a) the mob or the Cubans could sneak past the Secret Service and (b) that these same mobsters or Cubans […]