Monthly Archives: October 2010

CLIMATOLOGISTS MAKING SENSE (PUBLICLY!)

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Michael J. Kubat

This layman’s impression of the battle over global warming climate change climate disruption has always been that there is a bit too much salesmanship involved.  Claims that  “the science is in” and that thousands of those scientists who matter are … Continue reading →

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BORDER SECURITY MEASURES: TEACHABLE MOMENTS FOR THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Michael J. Kubat

On May 20, 2010, Mexican President Felipe Calderon addressed the U.S. Congress, sharply attacking Arizona’s new tough measures against illegal immigration from (and through) Mexico.  The previous President of Mexico, Vicente Fox, had even compared the border fence to the … Continue reading →

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JUAN WILLIAMS AND NPR

Posted on October 23, 2010 by Michael J. Kubat

Much has already been said about Juan Williams’ firing from NPR, and there is little I can add.  The item that strikes the hardest blow is at Chicago Boyz.  It is a must-read.  All I want to add is that, … Continue reading →

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BENOIT MANDELBROT IS DEAD

Posted on October 17, 2010 by Michael J. Kubat

Benoit Mandelbrot, one of the most brilliant mathematicians this world has ever known, died on Thursday, October 14, 2010.  He is the father of fractal geometry, a new branch of mathematics that illuminated many natural phenomena.  This is what Krista … Continue reading →

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STALIN AND ELECTIONS

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Michael J. Kubat

On being elected General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1934, Stalin is reputed to have commented: “It doesn’t matter how the voting went.  What matters is how the votes were counted.” Now comes Wired with … Continue reading →

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DEATH RAY IN LAS VEGAS

Posted on October 3, 2010 by Michael J. Kubat

Another chapter in the unending saga of unintended consequences… Daily Tech reports that a Chicago lawyer had nearly been set aflame recently while sitting by a pool in the luxurious Vdara Hotel in Las Vegas.  His said his first thought … Continue reading →

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