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Are We on an Oil Diet?
People are actually starting to curb their consumption habits. Whew! It looks like, for now, $4 is a magic number. People are driving less and automakers are taking notice.
Oil Isn’t Cheap Anymore
By Kevin Bullis, Technology Review, July 10, 2008
It’s about time! Last week I heard an interesting advertisement for a local automobile dealership. The sales […]
Gas Prices Are Still Too Low!
There has been much talk recently about the “problem” of high gas prices. It’s becoming difficult to keep up with all the proposed solutions. US President George W. Bush and presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain recently suggested we life a federal moratorium that prevents coastal drilling. Mr. Bush has also stepped […]
Recipe for Success: Higher Gas Prices
I read a brief article today in Foreign Policy Magazine (January/February 2008) that echoes what I’ve been thinking and talking about for a long time. Politicians need to stop insisting that we have a right to cheap gasoline and instead push for higher gas prices. High gas prices would not only stimulate public and private […]
An Atheist in Hillary’s Cabinet?
I recently had the opportunity to ask Hillary Clinton two questions at a campaign rally in Hampton, New Hampshire. I asked her, “How is your faith going to affect the decisions you make as president? Also, would you have an atheist in your cabinet?”
Interesting. Good question. I’ve never been asked this. […]
Hillary on Education
Last Sunday we drove to Hampton, New Hampshire to attend a Hillary Clinton rally. We stood outside the local high school cafeteria for an hour or so, then stood two more hours inside before she finally arrived. After a brief speech she spent the remainder of her time answering questions. The room was […]
“Why don’t you run for office?”
When Politically Incorrect host Bill Maher was asked–after being sacked by ABC in 2002–why he doesn’t run for political office he made the following observation. I agree with nearly everything in this statement and often feel ostracized for having these opinions. What, I ask, is so radical about independent thought and questioning conventional […]
You Are What You Grow
I read an interesting article in the Times this morning about the link between the farm bill and obesity. An obesity researcher, Adam Drewnowski, from the University of Washington set out to learn why the most reliable predictor of obesity in America today is a person’s wealth.
Drewnowski gave himself a hypothetical dollar to spend, […]
Virginia Tech Shooting: Let’s Take a Deep Breath
On Monday morning Sho Seung-Hui went on a shooting rampage at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University with his Glock 9mm and Walther .22 pistols, killing 32.
Since then legislators, lobbyists, and pundits have pointed fingers at firearms, violent movies, and video games as likely causes. We need to avoid the temptation to make knee-jerk […]
No Child Gets Ahead
The No Child Left Behind Act is, like most of President Bush’s programs, a complete failure. Money and attention that have previously benefited our brightest children are, under NCLB, being diverted to remedial programs that help students who struggle to grasp basic curricular requirements. Focusing every resource on failing students increases the likelihood […]