Monthly Archives: August 2006

The sky is the limit, especially for the statistician. A plethora a data was recently released by the Census Bureau on income, poverty and other related topics. Like most statistics the true meaning of this data is open to interpretation. … Continue reading →

The Koreans have a score to settle with the United states, and thus the North Korean government is entirely justified in its development of nuclear weapons if a certain Korean columnist (and North Korean scholar) with the Asia Times is … Continue reading →

Since the 2000, the leftist have adopted a new strategy in their ongoing quest to regain power and influence in Washington. The leftist strategy is de-legitimization. The left tirelessly paints the success of others and their own electoral failures as … Continue reading →

Only in the nation’s public school systems can teachers in one of the worse school systems in the country go on strike. Short of being publicly flogged each day when they report for work there is no logical reason for … Continue reading →

As the anniversary of Katrina approaches this week, more and more is being made of the premise that the hurricane exposed a great divide between the haves and the have nots. Much has been made of racism and culture and … Continue reading →

With the anniversary of Katrina upon us, we have been treated to a plethora of anniversary studies, news features and so forth. Leftists, socialists, advocates for the poor, etc…would have us believe that Katrina exposed the inequities of the American … Continue reading →

Today astronomers from around the world are meeting to determine Pluto’s fate. The news has not been good for the solar system’s smallest planet. After being discovered in 1930, Pluto has been a source of controversy and now astronomers contend … Continue reading →

As expected the Russian and Chinese governments have stressed that ONLY talks can resolve the nuclear crisis with Iran. The Moscow-Beijing Axis of Obstruction have made it clear that they will oppose any efforts to impose sanctions on Tehran for … Continue reading →

Is it just appearances or are Russian planes just falling out of the sky. Yesterday a Russian Tu-154 crashed in the Ukraine, killing all 170 passengers on board. This incident marks the 3rd major Russian aircraft disaster this year. It … Continue reading →

The Iranian government, after weeks of delay and ambiguity, has finally responded to a UN Security Council proposal that offered a series of carrots (appeasement) and sticks (empty promises) designed to push Iran out of the uranium enrichment business. Iran, … Continue reading →