Should we ban Dihydrogen Monoxide?  Dihydrogen Monoxide Research Division (DMRD) warns us that: DHMO contributes to global warming and the “Greenhouse Effect”, and is one of the so-called “greenhouse gasses.” DHMO is an “enabling component” of acid rain — in the absence of sufficient quantities of DHMO, acid rain is not a problem. DHMO is a causative agent in most instances of soil erosion — sufficiently high levels of DHMO exacerbate the negative effects of soil erosion. DHMO is... Read Full Story

Al Gore had finally won something: an Oscar for An Inconvenient Truth.  After reading the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s (CEI) analysis, it doesn’t seem that Best Documentary was the right award.  The film is full of distortions, exaggerations and out right lies and is far closer to science fiction than to a documentary.   For a full analysis go here. Read Full Story

Al Gore had finally won something: an Oscar for An Inconvenient Truth.  After reading the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s (CEI) analysis, it doesn’t seem that Best Documentary was the right award.  The film is full of distortions, exaggerations and out right lies and is far closer to science fiction than to a documentary.   For a full analysis go here. Read Full Story

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Over at ZDNet, Ed Burnette asks an interesting question. He wonders if Microsoft has just as many troubles with patents as everyone thinks Linux does. His answer is that they must be in the same boat, but he’s missing a key distinction that stems from the fact that Linux is open source and MS’s code is (for the most part) proprietary. Proprietary firms like Microsoft have strong incentives to make sure their code actually belongs to them and this includes hiring lots of attorneys. Indeed, MS... Read Full Story

Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., caused a political firestorm recently when he said he wanted to reinstate a military draft. His radical proposal brings to light a growing theme that both political parties should consider very closely. In a world where science provides better health and improves the prospects of longevity, death is no longer glamorous, particularly the early variety. Rangel is incoming chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, making his proposal worthy of... Read Full Story

Shopping is normally good for the economy, but not when the shoppers are net neutrality advocates looking for friendly deals on a regulatory forum. Policy makers in Michigan, their current target, should tell pro-regulatory activists to go home, with good reason.Those who support net neutrality legislation frame themselves as proponents of the Net, but in reality their recommendations would have an anti-Internet effect. The worry is that network providers like AT&T; or Comcast will start... Read Full Story

New scientific studies showing that it is possible to slow down the aging process are important for those interested in life extension but also key for those who want to see greater economic growth. That’s because life-extending treatments generate what some call the “longevity dividend” — an idea that deserves more attention. Two recent studies reported on the benefits of a compound called “resveratrol,” naturally occurring in the skin of grapes and red wine. Red wine enthusiasts are always... Read Full Story

Today, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced the appointment of Ellis Berns, Rachelle Chong, William Geppert, Charles Giancarlo, Paul Hernandez, William Huber, Christine Kehoe, Wendy Lazarus, Lloyd Levine, Michael Liang, Bryan Martin, Timothy McCallion, Sunne Wright McPeak, Milo Medin, Peter Pardee, Peter Pennekamp, Debra Richardson, Rollin Richmond, Larry Smarr, Jonathan Taplin and Emy Tseng to the Broadband Task Force. The purpose of the Task Force, according to the press release, is to... Read Full Story

Government has no place in the bedrooms of the nation, yet dusty old bureaucrats are always trying to push their way in. The lastest news on this score is that “the government is targeting unmarried adults up to age 29 as part of its abstinence-only programs.” With everything that’s going on in the world, this is the last thing we should be wasting our tax dollars on. If people can join the army and die for their country before 30 years old then what’s wrong with sex? Read Full Story