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The following is a political ad and one would not expect it to be objective. But the contents strike me as factually accurate and the criticisms fair. It has the bonus of being often funny (in a disturbing way). by … Continue reading
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Google competitor DuckDuckGo reports that people searching for the same terms on Google can encounter very different results, because Google tracks details of your search history and which results you click on even if you’re not logged in to Google. … Continue reading
The website of the British newspaper The Daily Mail had a detailed article yesterday on the status of Malala Yousafzai, now 15, who survived a Taliban assassination attempt. The young advocate for education is now being treated at Queen Elizabeth … Continue reading
I’ve long liked Ben Stein as a comic actor and game show host but held a somewhat lower opinion of his politics. He was a speechwriter for Nixon and Ford and still strongly defends Nixon, going so far as to … Continue reading
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David Stockman, budget director under president Ronald Reagan, writes in a lengthy article published in Newsweek magazine, Nevertheless, Mitt Romney claims that his essential qualification to be president is grounded in his 15 years as head of Bain Capital, from … Continue reading
And Lizz Windstead. Amazingly enough, it’s a Sarah Silverman video that’s almost safe for work, as least as far as vocabulary goes, absent one little naughty word that goes by so fast you might not notice. Politically, on the other … Continue reading
Talking Points Memo has an interesting article by Brian Beutler on the question of whether people in the U.S. die from lack of health insurance. In brief, most research into the question says yes, but some studies have concluded otherwise. … Continue reading
Political but funny: by … Continue reading
You’ve got to hand it to Mitt Romney: No matter where you stand on any important matter, odds are he agrees with you. Here are the first two Romney versus Romney debates for your enjoyment. Together they run under three … Continue reading