1826 Photograph
How did Joseph Nicephore Niepce take this photo in 1826? The Getty Conservation Institute is trying to figure it out. See: World’s oldest photo analyzed
Category: Blog, Commentary and Articles
Racial Classifications
Alex Fryer, writing for The Seattle Times: "Beginning today, state and local lawmakers are prohibited from using the term "Oriental" in statutes, codes, rules and regulations. Instead, officials must use "Asian" to describe people...
More on Government Schools
Rex Curry, writing for the Hawaii Reporter: "As Libertarians say: The separation of school and state is as important as the separation of church and state. One admirable result of the Gobitas case and...
You’re Not A Libertarian If…
Garry Reed (the Loose Cannon Libertarian) takes Joseph Farah of WorldNetDaily to task for his attack on libertarians. WND used to be one of the best alternative news sources on the web, but since...
Too dangerous to keep, too fragile to let go
I've been feeling really, really nostalgic lately. Tonight, for instance, I pulled my copy of The Church's video collection "Goldfish" out of the recesses of my entertainment center. It got me thinking about the...
Don’t Underestimate the Sneaky
Went to the movies this afternoon to see Mr. Deeds. It certainly isn't Oscar material, nor was it Adam Sandler's best film but it was good for a few laughs. In a bizarre twist,...
Domestic Surveillance
Today on FOXNews.com – Feds Deny Asking ISPs to Watch E-mails: "The White House denied a Washington Post report Thursday alleging that the Al Qaeda terrorist network is working on using online and stored...
Drug War Invasion of Kiddies
Of course, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of drug-testing kids. It's not enough to hold them hostage in public schools, subject to the whim of whatever educrat happens to be in power locally....