An entry in the Medical Journal of Austrialia asserts that we should be taxed by the government for having too many children because they produce a carbon burden on our environment.

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It seems the whole of scientists trying to debunk global warming myths and their supposed remedies like expensive Hybrid cars and stifling petro taxes were wrong all along. It appears that all of our recent work to save the planet has worked!

This year's cold snap has returned the polar ice caps to their normal size and the vanishing Canadian ice is 10 to 20 centimeters thicker than it was at this time a year ago. (see Cool And The Gang)

That wasn't so hard after all.

Berkeley city council has made national news on January 29, 2008. The city council passed a series of motions concerning the recruiting center. The most controversial motions ordered the city clerk to draft a letter calling the Berkeley Marines “unwelcome intruders”.

“As it is, members of our armed forces who put their lives on the line to defend America are also defending people like too many in Berkeley for whom the very word America, and the American flag, bring only sneers. All across the country, there are professors who push for keeping military recruiters off campus and for banning ROTC. Apparently if they don't like the military, then other people -- such as students -- should not be allowed to make up their own minds whether they want to join or not.”
Thomas Sowell
Seldom, if ever, the liberal media reports on the selfless, incredible acts of heroism in battle. October 22, 2007 U.S. Navy SEAL Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy became the most recent recipient of the Medal of Honor. The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States. It is bestowed on a member of the United States armed forces who distinguishes himself "…conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States…"[ US CODE ] Because of its nature, the medal is commonly awarded posthumously.

The media wants to depict our troops as victims and not heroes. These heroes make all this possible by putting their lives on the line. Be not deceived, our troops are heroes.

"How many shootings at schools or malls will it take before we understand that people who intend to kill are not deterred by gun laws? Last I checked, murder is against the law everywhere. No one intent on murder will be stopped by the prospect of committing a lesser crime like illegal possession of a firearm. The intellectuals and politicians who make pious declarations about controlling guns should explain how their gunless utopia is to be realized."

The liberal doctrine that gun control is crime control is just a myth. The National Academy of Science has reviewed dozens of studies and could find no proof that gun regulation clearly leads to reduced violent crimes. Years ago Washington D.C. passed its tough handgun ban and gun violence rose.

"If someone wishes to be prepared to defend himself, he should be free to do so. No one has the right to deprive others of the means of effective self-defense, like a handgun."

You've heard of fighting fire with fire, right? Well how about fighting drug addiction by giving drugs to addicts? Most would say that it sounds completely insane. A clinic in Vancouver, Canada has begun offering local drug addicts free heroine and needles as well as a nice place to kick back and shoot-up. The researchers believe that by giving the addicts free heroine, they won't have to steal and sell their bodies to get it. They're going to take heroine anyway, right? I wonder when we will open our first pedophilia clinic for those that are just going to be pedophiles anyway.

Is there a relationship between economic freedom and political freedom? If so, how much does one affect the other? Is individual freedom a political problem and material welfare an economic problem? Or are these two freedoms intertwined?

Milton Friedman said “Indeed, a major source of objection to a free economy is precisely that it does this task so well. It gives people what they want instead of what a particular group thinks they ought to want. Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself.”

“The existence of a free market does not of course eliminate the need for government. On the contrary, government is essential both as a forum for determining the “rules of the game” and as an umpire to interpret and enforce the rules decided on. What the market does is to reduce greatly the range of issues that must be decided through political means, and thereby to minimize the extent to which the government need participate directly in the game.”

An interesting article, Should we love Che Guevara?, from slate.com argues that if most people knew the true story of Che Guevara, they wouldn't be so quick to sport his face on their clothing.

According to Clinton and Obama, if obesity rates returned to what they were in the 1980's, Medicare would save one trillion dollars over 25 years. However, if we really want to save money, one study shows that obesity and smoking actually lower health care costs as a result of decreased life spans. Read the complete article.

So just remember, eating like a pig and smoking like a chimney = lower health care costs for all!

"Nickeled and Dimed" is a book written by Barbara Ehrenreich. Ms. Ehrenreich creates a new life as a working class citizen and chronicles her difficulty in making ends meet in a life that so many Americans live. She never seems to be able to move out of the working poor class.

In response to that book, Adam Shepard performed his own experiment. He left his comfortable home with $25 and the clothes on his back. After 10 months he had a truck, an apartment, and over $5000 in savings. Read more about it here.

He also wrote a book, Scratch Beginnings: Me, $25, and the Search for the American Dream.

If it says anything for American optimism, his book is ranked #355 in sales on Amazon while Ms. Ehrenreich's book is #629.