Mar
18
The Other Side of Some Imaginary Line
March 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment
The Raleigh News & Observer ran an article on Sunday about immigrants and jobs. It seems that when times were good not so long ago, the hiring of immigrants wasn’t such a big deal. But now that jobs are being lost, those people who were born on the other side of the imaginary line on [...]
Mar
6
Science and Legislatures Do Not Mix
March 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment
WHERAS, the vast majority of elected officials are idiots; and WHERAS, elected officials really should have better things to do (like quit); and WHERAS, we really don’t need any more laws or official proclaimations, especially about matters of science where said legislators are woefully ignorant. I THEREFORE RESOLVE: THAT all legislative bodies refrain from making [...]