Opinion Dominion

This article makes a very plausible argument for a type of military option for dealing with Iran if the need arises. (My idea of using elec...

This short article from TCS daily argues that cost of fighting global warming, as suggested in the recent Stern report, is much higher than...

You can always trust Huffington Post to run some Hollywood star, comedian, or ex-journalist with the most anti-Bush take possible on curre...

On a lighter note, some of the commentary on the disastrous John Kerry "joke" is pretty funny. Gerard Barker writes : IN John Fra...

A pessimistic assessment from John Keegan in the Telegraph about Israel having to go to war again soon. Within a year, he reckons. In Gaz...

The LA Times certainly brings attention to the culture wars with a series it has run this week about what 2 gay men did to get a baby: ...th...

I was aware some time ago that Dilbert writer Scott Adams had a blog. Unfortunately, I keep forgetting to read it. Must add him to blogrol...

From Japundit , a Japanese English label.

I am pretty surprised by this. Tim Dunlop is turning into a professional blogger for News Limited. I know that in the past, Tim has been o...

An interesting suggestion from this study : Using newly available data on worldwide cancer incidence, researchers at the Moores Cancer Cente...

I like this post by Bryan Appleyard , especially the last line.

Some good points are made in this opinion piece in the Times : It is the asymmetry that I object to in Muslim thought, the fact that men can...

Hearing figures and statistics on CO2 levels and the Kyoto protocol can make it hard to process the information. I therefore had a look arou...

While I am talking about the Imam Hilali uproar, fierce Islam critic Robert Spencer's Frontpage article about this is worth reading. W...

A Times of India blogger posted about the Imam Hilali "cat meat" issue in terms clearly meant not to be taken entirely seriously...

When I was a kiddie, there seemed to be only about 5 different fresh cheeses commonly available in Brisbane supermarkets. Mostly cheddar. ...

Condom woes lead to erection 'deflation' is the heading on this New Scientist story. Enough said...

Christopher Hitchens still isn't showing any signs of jumping ship on the whole Iraq issue. From his latest Slate article : I am glad t...

This story in Slate is fascinating. Turns out that one serious study on crime statistics indicates that internet access reduces the number...

I've been away for the weekend, and work is going to slow down blogging for a day or two. Stay with me, vast international readership, ...