Articles from February 2011

Articles 25 FEB 11

GENERAL INTEREST Government still isn’t doing what we want it to, or maybe it’s doing what we don’t want it to: This is actually a very good mission for the National Guard and Army Reserve. They generally have much better educated soldiers than their active duty counterparts (and on average are more educated than the [...]

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Articles 18 FEB 11

GENERAL INTEREST Regardless of what you think of gambling, this site which sets odds on the 2012 election can be very informative. From the “what’s wrong with people” file, I’m wondering why we have a system that would allow this in the first place. …..and another for the “what’s wrong with people file.” Even the [...]

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Articles 12 FEB 11

GENERAL INTEREST Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood publishes set of objectives on their website that include advancing the global conquest of Islam and re-establishing the Islamic Caliphate. Good advice to Congress and good advice to the rest of us too. The problem with unions. French President Nicolas Sarkozy join Germany’s Prime Minister Angela Merkel and Britain’s Prime [...]

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