Sunday, June 30, 2002

CHICAGO

I made a trip to Chicago during the weekend. I had a great time! I visited among other things the Sears Tower and Frank Lloyd Wright's home and studio.

Wednesday, June 26, 2002

LINK

I have added The Middle East Forum to the War on Terrorism category. Read Daniel Pipes', director of the Middle East Forum, article, Bush is rewarding terrorism.

Monday, June 24, 2002

PALESTINIAN STATE?

President Bush has stated that it is ok to create a new terrorist state. What do you think about this statement by Bush:

"I can understand the deep anger and despair of the Palestinian people. For decades you've been treated as pawns in the Middle East conflict."

Don't you think that the majority of the Palestinians are in favor of Arafat's terror regime? Why should Israel cave in to the demands by the terrorists? I don't think that you should negotiate with the enemy. The Detroit News has a good editorial, Don't Reward Terror with Palestinian State. Scott Lindlaw at The Washington Post has a piece on President Bush's "plan" for the Middle East. For a rational approach, read the editorial, Israel Has A Moral Right To Its Life. Why reason and justice are on Israel's side. [Via Fredrik Norman.] Here is a great quote by Yaron Brook and Peter Schwartz:

"The growing demand for Israel to negotiate with Arafat comes from an unprincipled, range-of-the-moment mentality. Surrendering to extortion�which the "land-for-peace" catechism endorses�is profoundly immoral and impractical."




Saturday, June 22, 2002

SKYSCRAPERS

If you like skyscrapers, go to SkyscraperPage.com.
POLITICALLY CORRECT COFFEE

How crazy are the people in the city of Berkeley anyway? Read about the politically correct proposal in The San Francisco Chronicle. Related: my post, ANTI-REASON AT UC BERKELEY.

Friday, June 21, 2002

DDT

Read what happened when the EPA banned DDT:

Rethinking DDT by Steven Milloy.

The Death Toll of Environmentalism by Robert Tracinski.



Thursday, June 20, 2002

FINANCIAL TIMES

The Financial Times has a piece on weblogs. [Via InstaPundit.]
OLIVER STONE

Oliver Stone is in the process of making a documentary on Yassir Arafat. Stone said the following regarding the conflict in the Middle East:

"The (Jewish) settlements (on the West Bank) -- they are something else. The Israelis have no business in the West Bank. The settlements have to be gotten out of the West Bank."

Should we put any kind of trust in the guy who has been involved in movies like Wall Street and Natural Born Killers?

Wednesday, June 19, 2002

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES

Great to hear that Southwest Airlines has the guts to charge fat people for two seats. More power to them! Miriam Berg, president of the Council on Size and Weight Discrimination, has the following to say:

"The fact is that Americans are getting larger. This is what the population looks like, and an airline has an obligation to make its seat fit the population."