Author Archives: Oscar Gordon

So violent video games DO lead to aggression in children

Luckily, it’s easy to combat this effect with a simple technique called “Parenting”.

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How far the Shining City of American Steel has fallen

And a stark reminder as to why it is so important to fight for gun rights.

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The Swedish Welfare State

The history of it, what works (and why), what doesn’t (and why).  Gives you a real good feel for why such a system could never work on a national scale in this country (a state might be able to pull … Continue reading

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Education, or just really expensive job training with some fancy perks?

Two perspectives. Ordinary Gentlemen Front Porch Republic As as Engineer, I have a degree of specialization (idiocy), but I did take advantage of the University and take non-Engineering electives beyond the 5 required ones (and I actually got funny looks … Continue reading

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Enough already!

Seriously, Police Officers, do you get extra points toward retirement for every dog you shoot in the course of your duties?  When are police going to wake up to the fact that shooting dogs is bad for public trust unless … Continue reading

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Slumburbia

growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell Some see it as a failure of the market, others see it as an expected correction.  I mean, there is a difference between zero/heavily restricted growth, smart … Continue reading

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Your Daily Geek – Blue Thunder Edition

Activate Whisper Mode But keep in mind, those are gonna be pricey blades.

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Interesting Read

On populism & Democracy.  Offered without comment, mainly because I’m still digesting it

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Michael Steele – Fiscal Conservative

Not sure how the old guard GOP hopes to Co-Op the Tea Partiers with this kind of behavior.

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Institute of Physics Calls out Climategate

Anthony Watts has the scoop. UPDATE: Add to that the Royal Society of Chemistry and the Royal Statistical Society

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