January 8, 2014

Dude, where are my sunspots?

What can we say about natural events? Just when you think you have them figured out, along comes reality and we're back to the drawing board.

June 13, 2013

Big Metadata

Repeat after Big Brother: metadata is harmless.

February 3, 2013

And the Sunspots Came

The fun thing about climate predictions is that you do get results. So prophecies can be checked.

November 4, 2012

Cracking Down on Double-Voting?

Are we finally seeing an effort to crack down on voter fraud, or are authorities simply ignoring a bigger problem?

January 23, 2012

What would Chuck Norris do?

Endorse Newt Gingrich, of course.

October 20, 2011

Biden: Facts Lost in Translation

Biden insists that "Murder will continue to rise, rape will continue to rise, all crimes will continue to rise," without the Jobs bill. Awkward fact: these crime rates are falling.

December 29, 2010

Thanks in advance

Obama wants to thank you - before he asks for money.

October 8, 2010

Ninth Circuit Court Reverses Self

Sanity prevails, however momentarily

September 10, 2010

Campaign enters new phase

Dems come up with new plan to save themselves.

July 27, 2010

The Battle for the Small Donor

Some insight into the marketing campaign shaping up for November.

July 21, 2010

Another Day, Another Bit of DNC Strategy

As predicted the DNC is rolling out a series of initiatives in the form of e-mail messages to rally the troops.

July 14, 2010

Five Facts About Carly Fiorina

Boxer is looking shaky, so the DNC springs to action. Expect more of this.

March 1, 2010

Here comes the sun(spots)

February, 2010, was the first month since 2007 with sunspots every day.

January 27, 2010

What a successful one-term president looks like

Some context for Obama's contention that he'd rather be "a really good one-term president than a mediocre two-term president..."

January 15, 2010

Are We Stimulated Yet?

The Recovery Act does not seem to have worked very well in any measurable way. The good news is that our leaders are considering a Plan B. The bad news is that it looks a lot like Plan A

November 6, 2009

Mark the Date

Tomorrow marks an important anniversary that is on nobody's calendar.

August 9, 2009

Health Care Funds for Community Organizations

Money for community organizers as part of the House Health Care "Reform" bill.

April 22, 2009

Measured statement on global warming from NASA

For the eve of Earth Day, NASA published an unusually measured statement on global warming.

March 6, 2009

Warning! Bracket Creep Ahead!

With a guarantee that only those making more than $250,000 a year it is probably a good time to talk about something that has not been a problem for decades: Bracket Creep.

February 11, 2009

What is Plan B?

What is Plan B for the Stimulus Plan?

April 19, 2007

Good Fences

Mexico has found an ally in the European Union's Javier Solana in their campaign to prevent the US from building a border fence. A remarkable coup, given that the EU has its own fence as part of a plan to maintain control over immigration from Africa.

April 10, 2007

The Imus insult (updated)

Even by modern tabloid standards the outrage over Mr. Imus' thoughtless comments is remarkable.