“If in doubt, shoot the bear.”

So instructs Wesley J. Smith while discussing the fate of the Idaho man charged by federal prosecutors for killing a bear–a grizzly, not a black bear, mind you–to protect his wife and kids. From the story: Hill was showering. His wife, not able to sleep, looked out her bedroom window and spotted the bears an [...]

In the name of science (as if the Pill hasn’t contaminated enough lakes and streams)

They can’t stop until people aren’t fertile. From the NYT, the chase for testicular toxins: The most studied approach in the United States uses testosterone and progestin hormones, which send the body signals to stop producing sperm. While effective and safe for most men, they have not worked for everyone, and questions about side effects [...]

Change: Americans won’t be able to use the a/c. Or the dryer. Or lights after dark.

How hot is it where you are? Hope you enjoy one of the last summers with air conditioning. Obama has fulfilled one of his campaign promises: skyrocketing electric prices. Of course he won’t mention it that way before the ’12 election. He’ll just say he’s doing his part to reduce our collective carbon footprint in [...]

Coincidence

Ah, gas prices. Why won’t we experience a rapid price decline mirroring the five-year chart above? Will Collier explains: See that big peak in the middle? That was the last oil spike, in the summer of 2008. Notice how the price hit a high point, then fell off a cliff afterwards? The day corresponding to [...]

Fun at Natural Grocers

“Happy Earth Day,” the checkout girl chirped, “Here’s your free gift–a bag!” “It’s Earth Day?” my husband asked. “Yea,” I replied. ”Hey, didja know that the Earth Day co-founder killed and composted his girlfriend? And I always thought you weren’t supposed to put meat in the pile!” He didn’t really compost her as the headline asserts. [...]

Why I don’t–and won’t–love $5 gasoline

I caught bits of Rush this morning while cleaning. I heard this mid-stride and thought it was a joke. I shouldn’t be surprised that it’s not. Via MSN Money, why liberals think $5 gas is ”good for” me and “good for America,” as a result of people refusing to fork over $50 to partially fill up a [...]

Across the pond, death panels and “smart” grids

What liberals dream of: the ability to regulate which babies deserve to live and when your light switches actually work. From the UK Daily Mail, Donald Berwick must be swooning: Babies born after just 23 weeks of pregnancy or earlier should be left to die, a leading NHS official has said. Dr Daphne Austin said [...]

Liberalism comes full (and stinky) circle

Need a funny? How about this: Low-flow toilets cause a stink in San Francisco. Giggling yet? San Francisco’s big push for low-flow toilets has turned into a multimillion-dollar plumbing stink. Skimping on toilet water has resulted in more sludge backing up inside the sewer pipes, said Tyrone Jue, spokesman for the city Public Utilities Commission. [...]

Lazy Sunday Laundry

If you’re under a bigger self-imposed newsless rock than I am this weekend, a tender teenaged jihadi, Mohamed Mohamud, 19, was arrested for trying to blow up a slew of liberals at a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Portland.  Which leads to the headline of the day: Season’s Greetings from the Religion of Peace.  Heh.  [...]

Nanny state dreamin’

Does it ever end? From the WaPo yesterday, the uptopian grandeur of life in DC sans air conditioning: Washington didn’t grind to a sweaty halt last week under triple-digit temperatures. People didn’t even slow down. Instead, the three-day, 100-plus-degree, record-shattering heat wave prompted Washingtonians to crank up their favorite humidity-reducing, electricity-bill-busting, fluorocarbon-filled appliance: the air [...]