[Friedman admires China]: - NYTimes.com

One-party autocracy certainly has its drawbacks. But when it is led by a reasonably enlightened group of people, as China is today, it can also have great advantages. That one party can just impose the politically difficult but critically important policies needed to move a society forward in the 21st century.

Use of Scripture shows Dems are hypocritical

Former Vice President Al Gore recently took the stage before a crowd of Democratic Party supporters and alluded to the teachings of Jesus in Matthew 25 when he said the country has a "moral duty to pass health care reform" because we must take care of the "least of us."

Lawrence Solomon: Where's the skepticism? - FP Comment

Lomborg deserves his reputation as The Skeptical Environmentalist – his books poke holes in many dogmas society holds dear, often through the use of statistics. But I find he’s not skeptical enough. While he has expended great effort over many years questioning proposed solutions to climate change, he has yet to apply skeptical thinking to the very premise that manmade climate change even belongs on his list of global challenges. He claims, without an iota of skepticism, that “almost all researchers are telling us this is manmade.” This statistician should test this belief, which is at the core of his work, in the same way that he tests the dogmas of those he takes on. A truly skeptical environmentalist would.