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David Wilson
What does this story mean? Probably that Orwell just wasn’t paranoid enough… Children as young as seven are being recruited by councils to act as ‘citizen snoopers’, the Daily Mail can reveal. The ‘environment volunteers’ will report on litter louts, noisy neighbours – and even families putting their rubbish out on the wrong day. There…
Personally, I think that most of this current spate of double-speak about carbon dioxide is a bad case of bureaucratic alchemy — they’re trying to find a way to turn carbon into gold.
After much fan-fare (and bridge burning), Arlen Specter received a rude awakening after being feted by the media for his change of party. Roll Call reports: “Despite promises from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) that Sen. Arlen Specter (Pa.) would retain his seniority after switching parties, Specter will be put at the end of…
Ok, so perhaps Jon Stewart and reason aren’t usually two concepts to be held at the same time, but, with so many people treating his comedy program as a source of news and information, it may be time to pay attention. In the dock is the notion that several of our revered Presidents, in a…
Sailing the seas in search of plunder would appear to have some strange effects upon a man. For example, in the space of a day, Somali pirate Abduwali Abdukhadir Muse has gone from laughter to tears, among other changes. Of course, these are the only changes that the Somali sea-bandit has undergone. Another “sea-change” has…
Perhaps no single individual can exemplify the profligate spending and massive ego that is Congress better than John Murtha. And what better monument to his ego than the airport that has been named for this poltroon. “The John Murtha airport sits on a windy mountain two hours east of Pittsburgh, a 650-acre expanse of smooth…
A spot of cold water for those who seem to think that a simple wave of the wand (or, in this case, Presidential pen) can kiss the boo-boo and make it all better… Here’s something that has gotten lost in the drive to institute universal health insurance: Health insurance doesn’t automatically lead to health care.…
When the state bans a product that has utility or desirability, it almost always leads to some sort of defiance. This has been seen with Prohibition most famously, but occurs with other products as well. Allow me to introduce you to the latest contraband good: dishwater-detergent. “SPOKANE, Wash. – The quest for squeaky-clean dishes has…
One of the things you can always count on PETA to be in entertaining, especially if you like your humor dark and your protesters naked. Admittedly, they’re probably best known for stripping at KFC than making sense, but, hey, who can complain about a campaign I can only call “chicks for chickens.” Which is why…