John Quincy Adams on American Policy:
Wednesday, June 25, 2014 6:08 AM … John Quincy Adams on American Policy: “Whenever the standard of freedom and Independence has been or shall be unfurled, there will her heart, her benedictions and her prayers be. But she goes not abroad, in search of monsters to destroy. She is the well-wisher to the freedom and […]
We fiddle while Rome burns…
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Origination Clause, Article 1, Section 7 of the US Constitution
(My only disagreement with the following writer is over the fact that he was so late in coming to the table. -hh … excerpted from: http://www.jerrypournelle.com/chaosmanor/?p=15585) Origination Clause Jerry, I’d been mildly against the current House Republican confrontation over delaying Obamacare, on the grounds that it’s a worthwhile goal but I wasn’t at all sure it […]
Thomas Sowell…irrelevant standards
Thomas Sowell once wrote: “Many have argued that capitalism does not offer a satisfactory moral message. But that is like saying that calculus does not contain carbohydrates, amino acids, or other essential nutrients. Everything fails by irrelevant standards.”
CARBON DIOXIDE SOURCE
http://www.jerrypournelle.com/chaosmanor/?p=14634 … Ian Rutherford Plimer is an Australian geologist, professor emeritus of earth sciences at the University of Melbourne, professor of mining geology at the University of Adelaide, and the director of multiple mineral exploration and mining companies. He has published 130 scientific papers, six books and edited the Encyclopedia of Geology. Born 12 February 1946 (age […]
Excuse me… Did you just say Gun?
http://www.gopusa.com/theloft/2013/06/05/excuse-me-did-you-just-say-gun/ By Bobby Eberle June 5, 2013 12:53 pm Forget all about actual guns, cap guns, guns made from sticks, or even a drawing for a gun. Now, it appears that children can’t even say the word “gun” or else risk getting in trouble not only with the school system but also with local law enforcement. […]
Agriculture Department tells magician to write disaster plan for his rabbit
From Pournelle: http://www.jerrypournelle.com/chaosmanor/?p=14471 By Jessica Chasmar – The Washington Times – Monday, July 1, 2013 Magician Marty Hahne didn’t think things could get any more harebrained after the U.S Department of Agriculture harassed him for using an unlicensed rabbit in his magic shows two years ago. Now, the agency is demanding he draw up a […]
INSIDE THE GREAT OBAMA AMMO GRAB
By: Raquel Okyay http://www.humanevents.com/2013/06/23/inside-the-great-obama-ammo-grab/ An international firearms dealer said the White House is blocking ammunition sales to American citizens as federal agencies continue to stockpile. “There are elements in the United States government moving to obstruct commercial ammunition sales,” said Anthony Melé, an international firearms dealer and owner of AMI Global Security, LLC. AGS is a […]
WAR – excerpt from Jerry Pournelle’s Chaos Manor
Go back a few years. Imagine a CIA plot to get Iran which considers us the Great Satan and hates us, to declare war on al Qaeda and expend blood and treasure on exterminating al Qaeda – which long ago declared war on us, and which is the most easily defined enemy in our War […]
The Cost of our government energy policy
… From Access to Energy “Government energy suppression has cost the American people the greatest windfall of prosperity ever offered to any civilization in human history. “Had the government not suppressed the development of nuclear power, our national gross domestic product would be more than double its current value and the standard of living of […]