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Reagan v. Obama Smackdown on Socialized Medicine »
Well, it's sort of a smackdown, with a dead man exhibiting far more good sense than a living one. Americans for Limited [...]
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Well-said by novelist, screenwriter, and essayist Andrew Klavan, on who's really for diversity in the media and freedom of the press: "the Left favors fewer voices and less information, and conservatives favor more." Article here. (more...)
The new Hellboy graphic novel arc hits the newsstands August 4, and the story takes an amusing turn: the title character is revealed to be the rightful king of England. Hilarity ensues, one suspects. Story here.
Christopher Nolan's mindbending sci-fi thriller Inception opened spectacularly at the U.S. movie box office, bringing in an impressive $60.4 million in its first weekend. (more...)
A classy gesture by Tiger Woods at the British Open in St. Andrews, Scotland: Woods steps aside for retiring rival Watson. Story here.
Entertainment prices are rising much more rapidly than the overall inflation rate. (more...)
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Are You Sane? You May Soon Be the Only One Who Is
Reuters, a not altogether reliable news agency, reports that the new edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), which is being revised now for publication in 2013 by the American Psychiatric Association (APA), could devalue the seriousness of mental illness and label almost everyone as having some kind of disorder. Citing examples of new additions like "mild anxiety depression," "psychosis risk syndrome," and "temper dysregulation disorder," they said many people previously seen as perfectly healthy could be told [Watch video/read story]
Omniculture
The Ugly Face of Intolerance—From the »
The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) is conducting [...]
Kathy Griffin Reaches New Low, Boycott Suggested »
The professional snotty bore and antinomian terror Kathy [...]
Lee’s ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ Attacked, Defended »
Author Harper Lee and her groundbreaking novel To Kill a [...]
Worldviews
Evolution—You’d Think That After a Century of Torture Somebody »
Brian Thomas at ICR reports that "100 Years of Fruit Fly Tests Show No Evolution": Fruit flies, with their short generation times and only four pairs of chromosomes, presented prime testing ground for evolution. In laboratories worldwide, they have been subjected to all manner of mutation-inducing [Read More]
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