Author Archives: Steve Maley

No wonder my children turned out to be neo-Nazis. Damn those Berenstain Bears!

Posted on June 15, 2013 by Steve Maley

http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/06/06/childrens-media-use-cuddly-animals-to-reinforce-racist-and-socially-dominant-norms-researcher-says/ “Parents who read their kids stories about happy, human-like animals like Franklin the Turtle or Arthur at bedtime are exposing their kids to racism, materialism, homophobia and patriarchal norms, according to a paper presented at the Congress of the … Continue reading →

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Microwave Ovens and Monopoly Money

Posted on June 15, 2013 by Steve Maley

A recent press release from the Department of Energy typifies the regulatory legerdemain we have come to know and love from the Most Transparent Administration in History®. Other blogs and news outlets covered the story this week: the obvious angle … Continue reading →

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Cry me a f***ing river.

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Steve Maley

From NOLA.com: Orleans Parish Public Defender’s office says it’s not equipped to deal with gang racketeering indictments http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2013/06/orleans_parish_public_defender_5.html#incart_m-rpt-1

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@NYTimes: The Dog Ate My Global Warming.

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Steve Maley

Any sane person can see that 73 climate models failed to predict a 15-year plateau in Global Warming. But the New York Times is no sane person. Continue reading →

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More Shale Boom Reverberations in the Middle East

Posted on June 8, 2013 by Steve Maley

With the rise of militant Islamism, it would be naive to think that American interest in the Middle East is limited to securing access to oil supplies, and that a reduction in our demand for imported oil makes us indifferent to Middle Eastern affairs. Continue reading →

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D-Day plus 69 Years

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Steve Maley

Ronald Reagan’s D-Day Remembrance Speech, June 6, 1984 Here in this place where the West held together, let us make a vow to our dead. Let us show them by our actions that we understand what they died for. Let … Continue reading →

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4-1/2 years of Obama, as Summarized by Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-OK1) in One Minute, Twelve Seconds

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Steve Maley
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Deacon Jones, R.I.P.

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Steve Maley

http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2013/06/deacon_jones_hall_of_fame_defe.html#incart_river_default “David ‘Deacon’ Jones, the original sackmaster, has died. “The Hall of Fame defensive end credited with terming the word sack for how he knocked down quarterbacks, was 74. The Washington Redskins said that Jones died of natural causes at … Continue reading →

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Three Storm Chasers Among Victims of OKC Tornado

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Steve Maley

I don’t understand storm chasers. At least The Flying Wallendas have the laws of physics on their side. A 150 mph wind (as in Friday’s EF-3) has eight times the destructive power of 75 mph hurricane-force winds, not to mention the hazard of flying debris. You cannot have a close encounter with a EF-3 or higher storm and expect to walk away. Continue reading →

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Shale Oil Boom Rattles OPEC

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Steve Maley

The shale boom began in the U.S. as a ripple in North Dakota and Texas. Now that uptick on our production curve has triggered a tsunami with geopolitical implications. Continue reading →

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