Recent and/or Relevant Reads
These are links for various topics that I found very interesting and/or informative.
They should probably be classified under "links", but I thought they might get lost there.

December 2006

For young black men: Grow Up:
http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/473178p-397971c.html

 Metrasexual trend is dying (it's about time):
http://www.usatoday.com/money/advertising/adtrack/2006-11-26-miller_x.htm

 Evidence of the existence of evil (horrible news story):
http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/11/28/D8LM8PHG0.html
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-11-28-baby-microwave_x.htm

 

November 2006

Hilarious audio clip
http://joshualowry.vox.com/library/audio/6a00c225203796f21900c2252ab8c18e1d.html

more FEMA waste ($22.5 million more)
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-hope08oct08,0,3230053.story?coll=sfla-home-headlines

Americans for Constitutional Enforcement:
http://www.a4ce.org/

another armed citizen to the rescue:
http://www.tylerpaper.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17304896&BRD=1994&PAG=461&dept_id=339096&rfi=

Be careful when you convert from Islam:
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,20565905-661,00.html

 Whooping up on liberals:
http://newsbusters.org/node/8335

Heartwarming stories of butt-kicking women:
http://www.townhall.com/Columnists/Column.aspx?ContentGuid=681d9883-4d19-41e8-9ba7-989879ba4421

 Chuck Norris:
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=52567

 

August 2006

Excellent guide to basic politics:
http://www.prometheusinstitute.net/guide/

July 2006

Article about the Russian school that was terrorized - AN INCREDIBLE READ!!
http://www.esquire.com/features/articles/2006/060610_mfe_June_06_School_1.html

Cool body tricks and tips:
http://health.msn.com/print.aspx?cp-documentid=100119940

Top 10 dumbest internet businesses that worked, somehow:
http://weirdtechnewshub.blogspot.com/2006/07/top-10-dumbest-online-business-ideas.html

Sweet photoshopped pictures:
http://www.worth1000.com/

Excellent article by Ann Coulter:
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=16228&o=ANN001

Great three-part article on Mormonism!:
http://www.townhall.com/opinion/columns/mikeadams/2006/06/05/199848.html
http://www.townhall.com/opinion/columns/mikeadams/2006/06/06/199988.html
http://www.townhall.com/opinion/columns/mikeadams/2006/06/07/200201.html

Great article about the DaVinci code (same author as Mormonism):
http://www.townhall.com/opinion/columns/mikeadams/2006/06/01/199382.html

 

June 2006
 
Another article (two more down below) about lowering taxes causing an increase in revenue:
http://www.townhall.com/opinion/columns/thomassowell/2006/06/01/199425.html

Don't play on the playgrounds:
http://www.katu.com/stories/85715.html
 
May 2006
 
Revolutionary new wheels:
http://customwheel.com/custom_wheels/product_info.php/products_id/1687

cool Chrysler air raid siren:
http://www.antiqueweekend.com/x/main.htm

Sun exposure, good vs bad:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/yourhealth/2006-05-07-your-healthun_x.htm

Electric car power, taken to a Whole Nutha Level!
http://money.cnn.com/2006/05/04/technology/business2_wrightspeed/\
http://www.wrightspeed.com/

A sweet hybrid supercar (older)
http://www.italdesign.it/dinamic/pressandvideo/article.php?id=1

 

April 2006
Top 10 investing books:
http://beginnersinvest.about.com/cs/newinvestors/tp/aatp110101.htm

Men and women are wired differently (duh):
http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20060420/sc_space/emotionalwiringdifferentinmenandwomen;_ylt=AmqXF8xHs03jTANXqJ8zKhCs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3ODdxdHBhBHN
lYwM5NjQ-
http://www.livescience.com/humanbiology/050120_brain_sex.html

Illegal immigrants:
http://www.townhall.com/opinion/columns/thomassowell/2006/04/11/193239.html

Health care for everyone?:
http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110008213

Junk science:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2006/04/dire_scientific_warnings_often.html

Annoying liberal teachers:
http://www.townhall.com/opinion/columns/michellemalkin/2006/04/12/193411.html

Mexico and immigration:
http://www.townhall.com/opinion/columns/larryelder/2006/04/06/192651.html

Swedish study about cell phones:
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1040_22-6056325.html?tag=zdfd.newsfeed

March 2006 (and before)
Republic vs. Democracy (finally explained):
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=49052

Why competition works:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/Commentary/com-3_1_06_JS.html

The state of the Democratic party:
http://www.townhall.com/opinion/columns/tonyblankley/2006/02/02/184896.html
 
Really sweet sidewalk artwork:
http://rense.com/general67/street.htm
http://users.skynet.be/J.Beever/pave.htm (same thing, but artists homepage)

Muslim conflicts:
http://boortz.com/nuze/200602/02032006.html
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06043/653741.stm

Excellent article about the Iraq war:
http://www.townhall.com/opinion/columns/jonahgoldberg/2006/03/24/191133.html

Benefits of Coffee:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3189224.stm (improving fertility)
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/fertility/MC00023 (improving fertility)
http://www.webmd.com/content/Article/80/96454.htm?pagenumber=1 (numerous)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2005-08-28-coffee-antioxidants_x.htm (various)


Benefits of Beer:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/03/06/beer_effects/ (prevents heart disease)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/01/20/beer_fights_cancer/ (prevents cancer)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/04/29/booze_makes_you_clever/ (increases intelligence)

Muslim riots (from the cartoons of Mohammad)
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2006/02/05/we_are_all_danes_now/

A little history of the 2 parties:
http://anncoulter.com/cgi-local/welcome.cgi

Public schools:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/Commentary/com-1_18_06_JS.html

Understanding Feminists:
http://www.townhall.com/opinion/columns/mikeadams/2006/01/23/183352.html

Hurricane Katrina:
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/walterwilliams/ww20050921.shtml
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JohnStossel/js20050921.shtml

Iraq WMDs found:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2004-07-07-iraq-uranium_x.htm
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2005/8/28/110744.shtml
http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=14295

Daily good news from Iraq:
http://www.mnf-iraq.com

Good article on justifying the war in Iraq:
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/davidlimbaugh/dl20050830.shtml

Articles about Africa and the associated aid effort:
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/suzannefields/sf20050718.shtml
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/thomassowell/ts20050712.shtml
(part I)
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/thomassowell/ts20050713.shtml
(part II)

Rules to Live by (an excellent, excellent article):
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/mikeadams/ma20050726.shtml
(part I)
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/mikeadams/ma20050727.shtml
(part II)

Socialized vs Private medical care:
http://www.opinionjournal.com/extra/?id=110006785
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/pauljacob/pj20050619.shtml (Canada)

Army Sergeant Michael Carlson, who died in Iraq, he wrote a "credo paper" for a project back in high school.
http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/5428993.html  It has since been published in the Wall Street Journal.

Social Security:
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/michaelbarone/mb20050606.shtml
http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20050316/oplede16.art.htm
(presently an actual alternate Social Security plan)

Tim Russert interview with Howard Dean:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7924139/

 Guantanamo Bay prison:
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/anncoulter/ac20050615.shtml
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/michellemalkin/mm20050622.shtml
http://www.washtimes.com/functions/print.php?StoryID=20050619-111543-4429r

Tax cuts increasing revenue:
http://www.opinionjournal.com/extra/?id=110006842 (really good and convincing article with lots of raw data).
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/jackkemp/jk20050613.shtml

About Arnold's efforts in California:
http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/pdupont/?id=110006851

Explaining (and dismissing) the gender pay gap:
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JohnStossel/js20050622.shtml

59 Deceits of the movie Fahrenheit 911:
http://www.davekopel.org/terror/59Deceits.pdf

Gun control and feminism:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,162325,00.html

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