I recently ended up in a long conversation with another mother at our children’s elementary school who told me about the ongoing conflict among the school’s board members about nutrition in the school. Apparently, the head of the committee wants all things sugar banned from the school — even lollipops for Valentine’s Day.
My friend — [...]
Busy Parents: The Real Cause of Childhood Obesity
March 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Wrong Way to Fight Jihad
March 26, 2010 By 102 Comments
Vijay Kumar, a native of India, gives a stern warning to the West about failed approaches in confronting Radical Islam.
The Truth About the CBO
March 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Is the CBO really so infallible?
Almost alone in the public’s appraisal of the government, the Congressional Budget Office emerged from the health care debate as a symbol of nonpartisan truth-telling. Who, asked the media, would doubt the Non-Partisan, Objective CBO? If the CBO claims that the Democrats’ plan will reduce the deficit, who are we [...]
Ann Coulter in Canada: The Dumbening
March 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment
This is Ann Coulter’s last day in Canada, and I’ll bet she’s all busted up about that.
Tonight she speaks at the University of Calgary. Being Westerners, Albertans will be more hospitable to Coulter than the rioters in Ottawa and its ineffectual police “force”. In fact, the Calgary gig has been moved to a larger venue [...]
HuffPo Columnist Calls For an End to Right-Wing Terrorism and an Apology to Napolitano
March 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment
For almost a decade I worked in a domestic violence shelter. I sat with women who were shaking, bruised and ashamed. They were in utter shock and disbelief at the violence that had just occurred. The names of the people in each woman’s story were different but the story lines were remarkably the same.
Police [...]
Co-Sleeping and Other Politically Correct Parenting Concepts
March 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment
According to yesterday morning’s segment on Good Morning America, getting kids to sleep in their own beds has become so difficult it’s costing parents money. Parents like George Stephanopoulos and his wife have turned to sleep therapists to help them get their kids to bed at night.
“Ellie and I are now waving the white flag [...]
Book review: Why Intelligence Fails – WSJ.com
February 25, 2010 By 1 Comment
When we hear the sound of hoofbeats, should we think horses or zebras? The question is a classic problem of intelligence analysis. Too often in recent years the CIA, FBI and Department of Homeland Security have got it wrong—most recently with the Christmas Day underwear bomber, who was able to board a U.S.-bound flight despite [...]
The Heretics: McIntyre and McKitrick
February 19, 2010 By 29 Comments
A retired engineer and an economics professor are a thorn in the side of the global warming establishment.
