Saturday, December 6, 2008

Headlines: December 6, 2008

Conservative myths about the financial crisis

Johnny Cash And Friends - Silent Night, Little Drummer Boy (video)

A 'Testament to Bach': Paul Tortelier broke Pablo Casals's lock on the Cello Suites

Friday, December 5, 2008

Headlines: December 5, 2008

Historic Progress in Iraq

Kissinger: ‘Great Progress Has Been Made in Iraq’

A Japanese General Rewrites the Past: The story of World War II varies by country.

Apocryphal Washington Quotation?

Josh Hamilton's testimony

Brian Welch's testimony

Climate history may explain empires' fall - study

The Great Society: A Libertarian Critique

2008 will be coolest year of the decade: Global average for 2008 should come in close to 14.3C, but cooler temperature is not evidence that global warming is slowing, say climate scientists

Higgs: Banking Act of 1935 + Fed’s Exercise of This Authority = New Deal Policy

"Satellite readings of temperatures in the lower troposphere (an area scientists predict would immediately reflect any global warming) show no warming since readings began 23 years ago. These readings are accurate to within 0.01ÂșC, and are consistent with data from weather balloons. Only land-based temperature stations show a warming trend, and these stations do not cover the entire globe, are often contaminated by heat generated by nearby urban development, and are subject to human error."

Thursday, December 4, 2008

Headlines: December 4, 2008

Split in Episcopal Church hits new level: Conservatives who fled liberal views of Scripture have formed a breakaway church in North America.

Keynesian borrowing won't solve our economic problems

Hanson: Back to the Old 9/11 Days

McCain Couldn't Compete With Obama's Money: America affirms Chicago's Golden Rule.

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Higher Education May Soon Be Unaffordable for Most Americans, Report Says - NYTimes.com

Higher Education May Soon Be Unaffordable for Most Americans, Report Says - NYTimes.com

Headlines: December 3, 2008

U.K. Conjoined Twin Dies After Separation, London Hospital Says

Transitional Lincoln: The speech that put a frontier lawyer-politician on the road to the White House.

Lincoln: Speech at Peoria, October 16, 1854

FORGOTTEN TEXAS HISTORY.; The Lone Star State Part of the Louisiana Purchase.

Under the title Was Texas a Part of the Louisiana Purchase? Prof. Ficklen , of Tulane University, has made a valuable contribution to Texas history,—one that deserves to rank as standard authority upon this question.

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Headlines: December 2, 2008

Mumbai attacks: US intelligence warned India a strike from Pakistani group was planned
US intelligence passed warnings to India that Pakistan-based terrorists would infiltrate its territory by sea to attack Mumbai (formerly Bombay) landmarks, including the Taj Mahal hotel, officials have told American television.

US states to ask Obama for funds to fight recession

Schwarzenegger declares fiscal emergency

U.S. Warned India in October of Potential Terror Attack: NSA Now Tracking Captured Phones, U.S. Connections

Mumbai attacks: Terrorists took cocaine to stay awake during assault
Terrorists who battled Indian commandos for 60-hours last week relied on cocaine and other stimulants to stay awake for the duration of the fight.

The Rabbi and the Terrorist

Stealth Jihad

Obama as Hoover: The Importance of Storytelling

Heroes At The Taj: After a terrifying day, one eyewitness thanks his saviors.

Does God Bind or Unleash the King?

Spengler: China’s six-to-one advantage over the US

Other People's Children: We know what's best

The Irony of American Politics: A reissued Reinhold Niebuhr classic sheds light on current follies.

2000: Paul Johnson on Rothbard

Monday, December 1, 2008

Headlines: December 1, 2008

Peters: DEVILS IN MUMBAI: MESSAGES FROM A MASSACRE

The camps where militants learn to commit atrocities around the globe

Will: Same Old New Deal?

Why Are Wages Low in Developing Countries?

Pentagon to detail military to bolster security: Plan would dedicate 20,000 uniformed troops inside U.S. by 2011

Klein: Off the Table

Lost IllusionsWhat really happened in Mumbai.

Russell Roberts: What You Need to Know about the Bailout (video)

Practice, Practice: A bold quest to master Mozart and survive a public performance.

Mumbai: Doctors shocked at hostages's torture