http://philipic.net It's not just ranting. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:57:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en From the Cato Institute: The rationale for your proposed tax on high-cost health insurance plans is that it would encourage people to purchase less-comprehensive coverage and thereby reduce health care spending. If that’s a good idea, then why is it bad when insurers raise premiums? http://philipic.net/2010/03/09/question-for-the-president/ I didn't really intend to do two Global Warming posts in a row, but after talking to some friends that said they were completely ignorant of Climategate, I thought I'd post about it.  A few months ago, hackers broke into and stole the e-mail records of the Climate Research Unit ... http://philipic.net/2010/03/02/climategate/ A post over at Watts Up With That a few months ago caused quite a stir in the global warming debate.  I meant to post about it then, but forgot until now. Of particular note over the last few years was the "Hockey Stick Graph", which showed a rapid rise in ... http://philipic.net/2010/03/02/global-warming-in-context/ Reportedly, Dubai is looking for twenty-six suspects in the murder of the Hamas commander a few weeks ago.  Twenty-six suspects?  Seriously, a small army was sent to kill the guy? http://philipic.net/2010/03/02/twenty-six-suspects/ Remember that South Park episode where there was a controversy over the town flag?  I present to you (really, this is the official town seal that can be found on the town website) the Whitesboro Town Seal: Yes, it has been the subject of lawsuits, but they keep getting thrown out.  ... http://philipic.net/2010/02/25/whiteboro-town-seal/ What a fantastic movie.  One of the top three most satisfying movies I can think of, the other two being Lives of Others and Patlabor 2.  It was an action movie who's actions scene were driven by the plot and not the other way around.  It never felt the need ... http://philipic.net/2010/02/04/book-of-eli/ White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said that he fully expects that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to be found guilty and executed in an interview over the weekend.  This is a sentiment that I've heard a couple times coming from the White House.  It has always bugged me, as it sounds suspiciously ... http://philipic.net/2010/01/31/the-policy-implications-of-dealing-with-terrorists/ When it comes to political pundits, I choose my battles over who to get worked up over.  People like Keith Olbermann and Sean Hannity wear their partisanship on their sleeves, and it becomes obvious as to what their biases are pretty quickly.  I'm not going to complain that DailyKos is ... http://philipic.net/2010/01/27/joe-klein-is-a-tool/ I meant to write about this last week, but the Supreme Court corrected itself when it ruled in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission to eviscerate the McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Reform Act, as it should have done earlier in the decade when the law was first passed. What surprised me was ... http://philipic.net/2010/01/27/scotus-restores-free-speech/ http://philipic.net/2010/01/12/its-the-peoples-seat/