Science and Technology
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Tweet of the Day: So this is how Obama planned to bridge the partisan divide
In March 2008, while still campaigning for his party’s nomination, Barack Obama said at a speech in, of all places,…
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The 8 biggest lies Hillary told at her email press conference (Video)
Hillary Clinton defended her use of a private email server for State Department correspondence at a presser at the U.N.…
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NYC to study — and correct? — diversity of audiences at operas, ballets, etc.
In an article last year, I whimsically asked the question “Who’s ready to desegregate organized sports in favor of white athletes?” The…
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More evidence of climate data tampering by NOAA?
When Dr. Roy Spencer looked up summer temperature data for the U.S. Corn Belt, it showed no warming trend for…
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Should Twitter banish Islamic State supporters or track them? A new study investigates
A new study of online support for Islamic State terrorists contains surprising implications for stopping recruitment, as well as for…
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Flashback 1985: Gov’t scientists predicted New York City would resemble Daytona Beach
There’s a winter storm afoot, and places like New York City were hit with several inches of snow Thursday. It’s hard…
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After spitting on Congress’s shoes, FCC asks for biggest budget increase in history
Less than a week after the Federal Communications Commission stepped on legislators’ toes by voting to assert regulatory control over…
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Study: Soda, cigarette taxes punish the poor
A new study released by the Mercatus Center has sought to answer the question of whether so-called “sin taxes” — levies…
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Carrot and stick? Ky. school will reward students who eat Michelle O’s ‘healthy’ lunch with ice cream
You can lead a kid to brown rice, but you can’t make him eat. Or maybe you can if you…
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U.N. climate chief admits goal of calls for regulation is worldwide redistribution of wealth
A high UN official has admitted the real reason for the climate hysteria: to transform the world economy, redistributing income…
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Study: Most climate models were dead wrong about Antarctica
Climate models can be good tools for predicting future sea ice levels — unless, of course, they are completely wrong.…
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Introducing the ‘Wankband,’ a phone charger powered by masturbation (Video)
“The power is in your hands.” “Do your part with your part.” Remember those tag lines. Both are for a product…
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Inquiring minds DON’T want to know why FCC hasn’t released the 300-plus pages of gov’t regs on the internet
On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission ruled 3 to 2 that the internet would henceforth be classified as a public…
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Study: Gov’t policies bigger threat to the electrical grid than terrorist attacks
What’s the biggest threat to the reliability of America’s electrical grid? It’s not terrorism or solar flares. It’s actually federal…
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‘Net neutrality’: We’ll have to break it, to reestablish liberty (Video)
Can't get back from here.
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White House: Don’t mention temperature when talking about global warming
First rule about global warming: don’t talk global warming. The White House quietly released a draft guidance telling federal agencies to consider…
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Dems mount campaign to out ‘climate denying’ politicians and academics
Democratic activists and lawmakers have launched a massive campaign to discredit academics and politicians who are skeptical of man-made global…
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Bill Nye, the Jew-hating Guy, blames European Jewry for European anti-Semitism (Video)
Bill Nye, the engineering student who miraculously became an expert in climate science, is now also an expert in sociology…
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U.N. Climate Change panel chairman accused of sexually harassing female subordinate
The head of United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is being investigated by Indian police for allegedly sexually harassing a subordinate.…
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Cuomo’s fracking ban leads 15 NY towns to consider seceding to Pennsylvania
Governor Andrew Cuomo’s indecision on the fracking issue in New York led businesses to leave the state for years. His recent ban…
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Video: Julia Roberts’ ‘Mother Nature’ is a psychopath
This is her, not caring about YOU.
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Eugenics, the latest fix from the left for global warming
The Washington D.C.-based Population Reference Bureau says slowing the growth of the human population is important for the climate, writing, “This…
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The EPA has two main arguments against the Keystone pipeline: Neither holds water
The House is prepared to put a bill approving the Keystone XL pipeline on President Obama’s desk next week, but…
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Then and now: In 2008 Hillary linked vaccines to autism … #GrandmothersGoing Senile? (Video)
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie got everything he deserved when he said parents should have more choice in which vaccines…
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Tweet of the Day: Some comic relief from members of the party of science
If you are not familiar with Vox.com, you should be. The site is an arm of Vox Media, whose founders…
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What’s wrong with Charles Blow’s proposal for ‘desegregating’ jobs in science? A better question is what isn’t?
New York Times columnist Charles Blow’s latest oeuvre begins with a confession: “Let me say up front: I’m not a science guy.”…
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Fla. man tried to circumcise nephew with ‘large kitchen butcher knife’
There’s a reason that even mohels — non-medical professionals who perform ritual circumcisions on newly born Jewish males — have some training. When…
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U.S. taxpayers to subsidize India’s solar energy boom to tune of $4 billion
Get ready to foot the bill for India’s electricity, as the Obama administration has pledged billions of dollars to fund…
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Gay couple buys ‘Jeb Bush for President’ domain, hopes to troll prospective voters with LGBT message
The headline would read something like “Hot Sex with a Voluptuous Horny MILF.” The smaller text below it would say something…
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Evidence shows EPA funded human trials, exposed children to cancer-causing air pollutants, despite 2006 ban
The Environmental Protection Agency has defended its decision to fund university experiments that tested deadly air pollutants on children, saying…
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College course has students inventing new porn genre? (Video)
A bizarre new course offered at prestigious Carnegie Mellon University is challenging students to “resist” the Internet by crafting viral…
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How did politics get to be so personal? Another take
New York Times op-ed writer Thomas Edsall has an interesting column today titled “How did politics get so personal?” It’s a…
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Stunning revolt: Senate Dems block fracking regulations
Democrats turned on one another Wednesday night and voted against an amendment that would have given the federal government the…
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Terrible, evil commercial ice makers the latest global warming threat
People often think government climate rules target power plant, refineries or automakers. But government regulators also look at controlling products…
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