We are having our heating system repaired today, so it had to be shut down for a few hours. Result? It’s now freezing in our house. Struggling to keep myself warm, I ponder the value of some of the wonderful technological solutions that take care of our needs: to be warm and protected from harsh
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Morning Reading, selected articles of interest from various publications. Coming To America – Open immigration is essential for a libertarian country [ Forbes.com ] So, I say to immigrants: Come on over! Bring your friends. Bring your families. Help us restore an America that was conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all
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Morning Reading, selected articles of interest from various publications. Flawed climate data Steve and I showed that the mathematics behind the Mann Hockey Stick were badly flawed, such that its shape was determined by suspect bristlecone tree ring data. Controversies quickly piled up: Two expert panels involving the U.S. National Academy of Sciences were asked
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