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Every other month the San Diego Union-Tribune sells copies of books (and other miscellaneous stuff) sent for review that doesn't make the cut to raise money for charity. Here's what I came away with last week.

Who knew that increasing CO2 could have a beneficial effect? I mean, other than anyone who took biology in high school. They found that over a period of almost two decades, the Earth as a whole became more bountiful by a whopping 6.2%. About 25% of the Earth’s vegetated landmass — almost 110 million square […]

Last week "columnist of the world" Mark Steyn went on trial before the Canadian Human Rights Commission for slandering Islam -- or something like that. The specifics of Steyn's crimes include pointing out the demographic advantages Islam has over aging Western societies and reviewing Robert Ferrigno's "Prayers for the Assassin." (A book I reviewed here.) […]

This is an argument that can work for many Republicans -- except John McCain. Via Powerline and Rep. Roy Blunt comes these numbers: ANWR Exploration House Republicans: 91% Supported House Democrats: 86% Opposed Coal-to-Liquid House Republicans: 97% Supported House Democrats: 78% Opposed Oil Shale Exploration House Republicans: 90% Supported House Democrats: 86% Opposed Outer Continental […]

Watch these videos and ask yourself: "Would I be seeing these videos run and re-run continuously on the cable news channels as evidence of Sen. John McCain's senility?" On the first one, Obama needs to come up with a better example. It is not uncommon for kids suffering from asthma -- including those under the […]

There's a line in the Juan Williams article that I reference below that I had missed when it first graced the editorial pages of The New York Times that struck me as symptomatic of the secular left's view of religion and the public policy arena. Writing in response to Barack Obama's "race speech" a couple […]

The line uttered by the late, great Alec Guiness in the first "Star Wars" movie is what I've been continually reminded of every time it Sen. Barack Obama feels the need to throw someone else under the bus. Guiness, playing Jedi Obi-wan Kenobi used the force to befuddle the weak-minded. Obama seems to have a […]

It shouldn't come as any surprise that the same cadre of judges who decided that they should impose their beliefs on the residents of Californian on what marriage should be would choose to create maximum chaos in that imposition. The state Supreme Court declined Wednesday to delay its decision allowing same sex couples to marry […]

I've got a bunch of tabs open in my browser again that I've been meaning to write about, but there hasn't been much time available to me, so here are the links: The Washington Post's Robert Samuelson takes aim at the "Cap-and-Trade" program for greenhouse gases and finds that is more aptly named "Cap-and-tax." The […]

It's a result that few would've guessed when this race for the nomination began far too long ago -- Sen. Barack Obama, a candidate with just over two years of experience in the Senate, has won the Democrat Party nod. The victory is as much testament to Obama's campaign as it is to Sen. Hillary […]