Reason: In 2011, a disquieting study in Nature reported that a team of researchers over 10 years was able to reproduce the results of only six out of 53 landmark papers in preclinical … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2012
I finally found one of those ‘Muslim inventions’ they’re always telling us about!
Kind of. Every wonder why certain handguns are classified as "1911"s? … [Read more...]
I’ve been blogging so long, I remember when Jeff Jarvis was smart
Times have changed and now the poor get fat
"15 Things Overachievers Do:" 13. They don’t let themselves get fat. The Economist reports that obesity in the US is largely something that does not affect rich, educated people, (which … [Read more...]
Michael Berry still isn’t famous enough
A Little Jewish Christmas Miracle in New York
Laura Rosen Cohen: Went up to the bike level and a lovely young guy said, sure we can help. He started to work on it, but then realized that they didn't have the right size inner tube. … [Read more...]
Tis the season… for language warnings…
Ban Schools, Not Guns: My NEW Taki’s piece
The Joooz™ don't come up in the comments until a record #24! Today, two multi-million-dollar entertainment franchises, Twilight and The Hunger Games, revolve around … [Read more...]
Your moral and intellectual superiors! Did NBC’s David Gregory violate gun laws — while sending his kids to a school with armed guards?
Legal Insurrection wants answers: I doubt David Gregory intended to violate D.C.’s ban on the possession or transfer of high capacity ammunition magazines when he waived around such a magazine during his interview of Wayne LaPierre … [Read more...]
Rush Limbaugh’s medley of parody Christmas songs
Hate Piers Morgan? This clip never gets old.
Jim Goad’s letter to Santa
Taki's: I wish that what I see with my very eyes was all an illusion. I wish I was wrong about a lot of things. Too many things. I wish I lived in a … [Read more...]