While all good sensible people tut-tut another random flare-up of violence by people historically neglected, oppressed and impoverished — even as our governments look for more ways to make the poor suffer and the wealthy more comfy — let’s distract ourselves with an improper outburst of pearl-clutching proportions from one of our political elites. Al [...]

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The WaPo reports BP crapped 4.9 million barrels (205.8 million gallons) of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Or about a quarter of the U.S. daily consumption of oil, per CIA World Factbook 2008 estimate. But double that of India, whose population is significantly larger than my native land. So per capita, it’s pretty sad [...]

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As Congress prepares legislation to limit greenhouse gas emissions, Senate Democrats seem already ready to throw in the towel: Republican leaders have made it clear that they will attack Democrats for seeking a cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gases. Yesterday, House Minority Leader John A. Boehner (Ohio) issued a statement suggesting that the bill would force [...]

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Enlarge to become enraged!

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