Archive | November, 2007

Mark Steyn: World should give thanks for America

Published Sunday, November 18, 2007 at 6:35 pm

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But on this Thanksgiving the rest of the world ought to give thanks to American national sovereignty, too. When something terrible and destructive happens – a tsunami hits Indonesia, an earthquake devastates Pakistan – the United States can project itself anywhere on the planet within hours and start saving lives, setting up hospitals and restoring [...]

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Bjorn Lomborg: Ignore Al Gore – but not his Nobel friends

Published Sunday, November 18, 2007 at 6:32 pm

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While Gore was creating alarm with his belief that a 20-foot-high wall of water would inundate low-lying cities, the IPCC showed us we should realistically prepare for a rise of one foot or so by the end of the century. Beyond the dramatic difference, it is also worth putting that one foot in perspective. Over [...]

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