As mad as I am about the Dems bending over and dropping trou for the Decider on the Iraq war bill, there’s actually another case of “surrender monkeying” that bothers me more, […]
Remembering Rachel Carson: Coburn’s attack on ‘Silent Spring’ is political, misguided
An Oklahoma senator has dismissed the work of one of America’s most important researchers as “junk science.” What is the truth about the science generated by Rachel Carson in “Silent Spring,” her […]
Do you hate the poor enough to be charitable?
You’re going to despise me, so let’s get that over and done with. It is winter in Cape Town. Temperatures plunge to the low single Celsius digits. Worse than that though is […]
The latest on melamine – it’s in more things, but they’re safe to eat
It’s official – the FDA, the CDC, the DHS, the USDA, and the EPA all worked together to determine that the chickens and pigs that were fed melamine-contaminate feed are safe to […]
TX Gov. backs down on HPV vaccine order
By Rori Black In February of this year, Texas Governor Rick Perry surprised his conservative base by signing an order requiring all preteen girls be vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV), the leading […]
Blood in the dust: Border Patrol agent guns down immigrant…
by Amaury Nora On March 26, Ramiro Gamez Acosta was fatally shot in the chest by a Border Patrol agent with a M-4 carbine. Acosta of Mexicali was hit once in the […]