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Will Climate Change Denier James Inhofe Become Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee When Republicans Take Over the Senate in January? (With a Colbert Report “I’m Not a Scientist” Climate-Change Deniers Video)

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Back in March of 2012, Senator James Inhofe (R-OK) appeared on Voice of Christian Youth America’s radio program Crosstalk with Vic Eliason. Inhofe was there to promote his new book The Greatest Hoax: How the Global Warming Conspiracy Threatens … Continue reading →

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Bill Moyers and David Stockman Talk about the Problem of Crony Capitalism and the Folly of Anti-Tax Crusades in the United States

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Back in 2012, David Stockman sat down with Bill Moyers on Moyers & Company and discussed crony capitalism in the United States. The two men talked about “the tight connection between Wall Street and the White House…” … Continue reading →

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“Vetted Moderate Syrian Rebels” Condemn U.S. Air Strikes

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Bob Stone

Has anyone else noticed a change public discourse regarding foreign affairs after passage of the Smith-Mundt Modernization Act of 2012?    Why do I get the feeling that freeing the State Department to direct their “strategic communications” toward American citizens helped … Continue reading →

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“Good Lawyers” Say Obama’s Power Grab Is Not Shameless

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Bob Stone

By BOB STONE John Kerry testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee this afternoon regarding the administration’s plans to deal with ISIL.  When Democrat Robert Menendez asked what authority the Obama administration was relying upon for its use of military … Continue reading →

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First Life

Posted on August 13, 2014 by James Knauer

By James Knauer This is the first of a three-part series dealing with life, its constituency, and some prophesy regarding its future here on Earth. It’s worth checking in on abiogenesis, the self-assembly of life from nonliving matter. Life thrives … Continue reading →

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A Sunday Morning Video: Crying Baby Grooves to Katy Perry Song

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

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Jet Fuel From Seawater: No longer a pipe dream

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Chuck Stanley

by Charlton Stanley This did not exactly come as a news story to me. I had this discussion with one of my best friends from high school years ago. Normally, a discussion with a former next door neighbor doesn’t amount … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Oil, Biology, Chemistry, Climatology, Education, Energy Policy, Investing, Physics, Uncategorized, USN | Tagged , , , , , | 68 Comments

Beauty Is . . .

Posted on July 27, 2014 by Gene Howington

submitted by Gene Howington The following was suggested by longtime friend of the blog and all around beautiful person herself, Blouise. It is a stunning, beautiful piece of music. Enjoy.

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Science, Conception, SCOTUS, Corporate Personhood, and Some Facts about the Four Contraceptives at the Center of the Hobby Lobby Case…with a Mark Fiore Video

Posted on July 27, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Hobby Lobby’s Corporate Commandments Back in March of this year—during oral arguments in the Hobby Lobby case—Sahil Kapur (Talking Points Memo) said he thought that the conservative Supreme Court Justices “appeared broadly ready to rule against the … Continue reading →

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Opportunity Costs (Of a Sort)

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Gene Howington

By GENE HOWINGTON Does wealth destroy empathy and compassion and create a sense of entitlement? Here’s what a research study involving a rigged game of Monopoly showed to social psychologist Paul Piff. What do you think of Piff’s results?

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