Non-daily Digest
Thomas Sowell, IBD — Liberal Land: Where The Thinking Is Illogical And Bizarre
Mike Adams, Townhall — Occupy Wall Street Labor Day Telethon
WSJ — Cali to Business: Get Out!
You know, those of us in saner regions of the U.S. benefit from the madness that is CA. Please keep sending your jobs out of state!
Miami New Times — Florida Principal Reports Two Students Kissing as “Possible Sex Crime”
And the public education establishment wonders why so many of us find it unconscionable to endlessly increase their funding…
NY Times — A Serving of Gratitude May Save the Day
A new study shows that feeling grateful makes people less likely to turn aggressive when provoked…
We used to just call this common sense. Now it requires “research.” Oh, the insular lives of academics.
CNN — U.S., Britain and Canada slap new sanctions on Iran
Yep. That oughtta just about do it. I’m sure Ahmadinewhackjob is just shaking now.
Wired.com — When Whales Walked in Egypt
Hmm. A lot of very definitive conclusions about evolutionary transitional forms based on…a skull and partial spine. In other words, there’s actually no evidence whatsoever that these are transitional fossils. It’s as close to pure speculation as you can get. This comes as no surprise to those of us who are both Christian and scientifically well-educated, as we’ve seen this charade played out repeatedly in the past.
The Telegraph — EU bans claim that water can prevent dehydration
Given the insanity that is Europe, does this surprise anyone? Don’t laugh too hard, though—we’re heading that direction all too quickly.