Archive for September, 2009

Elementary School Students Taught to Sing Praises of President Obama – Political News – FOXNews.com

Elementary School Students Taught to Sing Praises of President Obama – Political News – FOXNews.com.

Declaration of Independence gets PC revision for kids – Vox

Declaration of Independence gets PC revision for kids – Vox.

Benjamin Franklin, Advice to a Young Man on the Choice of a Mistress (1745)

Because when Women cease to be handsome, they study to be good. To maintain their Influence over Men, they supply the Diminution of Beauty by an Augmentation of Utility. They learn to do a 1000 Services small and great, and are the most tender and useful of all Friends when you are sick. Thus they continue amiable. And hence there is hardly such a thing to be found as an old Woman who is not a good Woman.

via Benjamin Franklin, Advice to a Young Man on the Choice of a Mistress (1745).

The New Atlantis » Keeping Books Safe

US Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act bans sale of children’s books pre 1985 unless they pass lead test. Facepalm.

The New Atlantis » Keeping Books Safe.

John Dvorak’s Second Opinion: California needs to face the music, go bankrupt – MarketWatch

John Dvorak’s Second Opinion: California needs to face the music, go bankrupt – MarketWatch.

Obama’s Real-Person Health Care Story Not That Real — Politics Daily

Obama’s Real-Person Health Care Story Not That Real — Politics Daily.

Boston Launches Flu Shot Tracking : Health Freedom Alliance

Boston Launches Flu Shot Tracking : Health Freedom Alliance.

Bret Stephens: Obama Is Pushing Israel Toward War – WSJ.com

Bret Stephens: Obama Is Pushing Israel Toward War – WSJ.com.

Gateway Pundit: CLEAN Conservatives vs FILTHY Liberals– A Photographic Essay

Gateway Pundit: CLEAN Conservatives vs FILTHY Liberals– A Photographic Essay.

xkcd – A Webcomic – Locke and Demosthenes

xkcd – A Webcomic – Locke and Demosthenes.

Yes I can laugh at myself. Actually the point of this blog to collect news stories on the nets and make them available here.

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