‘Digging’ With Microwaves
Hazel Morris of New Scientist on Satellites hunt for buried treasure: In a first for radar sensing, researchers have shown the technology can locate and identify buried objects. Their technique could be used in...
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Ms. Stonehenge
CBC News on Stonehenge mystery solved: it's a girl: England's ancient Stonehenge monument resembles a female fertility symbol, Canadian researchers say. Viewed from above, the pattern of stones resembles the female genitalia, according to...
Tyranny of the Dupes
Sheldon Richman of the Future of Freedom Foundation on Are We Feeling Duped Yet? A lot of silly things have been said about Iraq’s alleged arsenal of weapons of mass destruction, such as that...
Educratic Nanny State
Susan Saulny with Abby Goodnough of The New York Times on Suit Says School Ordered Girls Tested for Diseases After Party: The "hooky party," which attracted about a dozen students who cut classes at...
Another One Bites The Dust
Tyler Hicks of The New York TImes on A 'Liberated' Orphanage Searches for Its Children: Al Rahma, an orphanage in northern Baghdad, was run by the state under Saddam Hussein, but is now run...
PVT Jeeves
Tom Anderson of Slate on Jeeves Goes to War: Why is the Pentagon sending soldiers to butler school? Somewhere in Iraq, a young soldier is handing his three-starred boss a bottled water on a...
Defense of Home and Hearth
Robert Higgs of the Independent Institute on Defense of Your Home Is Not Terrorism, Not Even in Iraq Bush vows that the continuing attacks on U.S. troops in Iraq will not dissuade him from...
Wrong Way To Go
The Denver Post on Indian trust vote disgraceful: In the 21st century, Congress should treat American Indians with honesty and respect. Instead, a U.S. House panel took a leap backward by trying to strip...
Surprising Results
Since everyone else has done it, here goes. My rankings on the 2004 American Presidential Candidate Selector: 1. Libertarian Candidate (100%) 2. Bush, George W. – US President (56%) 3. Sharpton, Reverend Al –...
Beginning of Freedom
Happy Independence Day to all my readers! As part of the neglected Liberty Freebies section of my website I included a copy of the Declaration of Independence. Read it again today and remember why...