JoshuaPundit on Feb 21 2011 | Filed under: Council Wisdom
By Felix via Colossus of Rhodey According to the Wilmington News Journal, “a group of ministers wants to make unannounced visits to Wilmington’s public schools to make sure students are getting the education they need to avoid lives of crime.” Members of Interdenominational Ministers Action Council said they will be speaking to principals in the [...]
JoshuaPundit on Feb 21 2011 | Filed under: Council Wisdom
By Danny Lemieux via Bookworm Room Most of us here in the Bookworm Room express a healthy skepticism of “experts” in general. Most of us revel in our ability to think and discourse critically for ourselves, while others lament that socially-anointed “experts” are not solemnly revered through incense, incantations and burnt offerings made before the [...]
JoshuaPundit on Feb 21 2011 | Filed under: Council Wisdom
By T.F. Stern via The Noisy Room Here we go again, another extremely violent video game to shock the public with graphic mutilations and sexual implications; Bulletstorm takes gaming to another level of brutality. Bulletstorm promises to reward player’s ability to mutilate, destroy or sexually assault victims in the most graphic realism possible with today’s [...]
The Watcher on May 27 2010 | Filed under: Council Wisdom
A study at Harvard Business School demonstrates that higher federal spending in a district corresponds with lower corporate spending (via memeorandum) A number of Council members have blogged about this. Bookwork Room observes: Business people understand what liberal policy wonks don’t: all that spending has to be paid for by taxes; all those taxes suck [...]
The Watcher on Apr 20 2010 | Filed under: Council Wisdom
Note to readers: One idea I had was to get the Council’s view on topics of the day and then publish an exchange of those opinions. In the future these may also take the form of an e-mail chat. Here is our first Council roundtable. A few weeks ago President Obama announced that he had [...]
The Watcher on Apr 18 2010 | Filed under: Council Wisdom
Over his career, Jerry Brown has been known for his flaky, leftwing views, earning him the sobriquet Governor Moonbeam. Council alum, Laer Peace (he of Cheat Seeking Missiles) has lately been involved in the Crazyfornia project and has written an op-ed that was picked up by the Washington Times, Jerry Brown, Oil Baron. When Jerry [...]
The Watcher on Apr 09 2010 | Filed under: Council Wisdom
Charles Krauthammer’s latest column shreds President Obama’s latest foray into nuclear doctrine, Nuclear posturing, Obama-style. Imagine the scenario: Hundreds of thousands are lying dead in the streets of Boston after a massive anthrax or nerve gas attack. The president immediately calls in the lawyers to determine whether the attacking state is in compliance with the [...]
The Watcher on Apr 04 2010 | Filed under: Council Wisdom, WoW News
The latest National Journal bloggers poll results are up, with thoughts from several council members. At issue is the expected voter anger come November and the likelihodd of a Republican takeover of the House. Debbie Hamilton (Right Truth) gets a special mention.
The Watcher on Mar 28 2010 | Filed under: Council Wisdom
I want to thank James Taranto for his kind mention of my tongue in cheek post suggesting that the Washington Post ought to advocate for the forced purchase of newspapers. However, I think that he’s making a mistake in his critique. Taranto writes: This case involved a prohibition against the possession of obscene material, but [...]
The Watcher on Mar 14 2010 | Filed under: Council Wisdom
Last week council member, The Glittering Eye had a post Earth needs Women, commenting on a recent report in The Economist about the dearth of women in Asian countries, especially India and China. He actually had a rather positive observation. I’ve heard people express fears that the gender imbalance in favor of males in China [...]
