Geography Professor Thomas Gillespie of UCLA has employed a technique typically used for tracking endangered species in order to pinpoint the most likely location of the world’s most wanted terrorist. …..Gillespie describes how he used biogeographic data including bin Laden’s last known location, cultural background, security needs, declining...
Our message to Democrat Henry Waxman and his Progressive brethren considering regulating free speech on the internet; Please please please please please please do it. Waxman is also interested, say sources, in looking at how the Internet is being used for content and free speech purposes. “It’s all about diversity in...
The much celebrated Paris bicycle experiment is suffering from theft on a grand scale. Shucks. Many cities, including Chicago, whose Mayor loves bikes, have been watching the Paris experiment to see if it works. But the BBC reports: Thefts puncture Paris bike scheme A popular bicycle rental scheme in Paris...
Hat tip to Drudge Potato Al and Illinois Senator “Turban” Durbin for our new clip of the day. According to Senator Durbin’s math: Every Senator had 2,768 minutes to read 3,417 pages of legislative text that included next year’s spending for every domestic program of the entire federal government and...
Good work, Dems! It only took 3 weeks and the largest transfer of private wealth to government officials in the nation’s history for Barack Obama to break at least 7 of his campaign promises. Sweetness and Light explains: 7 Broken Promises in Record Time 1. Make government open and transparent. 2. Make it “impossible”...