Continuing the "Top 40" music alluded to in the novel The Ten Weeks is the Osmond Brothers' "One Bad Apple." The Osmond Brothers were certainly the main "competitors" to the Jackson 5 at the time. It's interesting to note that, while the Osmonds were (and are) Mormons, the Jackson 5 were Jehovah's Witnesses, and that …
Planned Parenthood Leader Resigns After Watching an Ultrasound of an Abortion
This, from a place I'm well familiar with: Bryan, TX, and the station that was television for Aggies without cable: http://www.thenewsroom.com/mash/swf/cube.swf?a=V3829976&m=931633
Making a Movie about Muhammad is Risky Business
But that won't stop LOTR producer Barrie Osborne from trying: Producer Barrie Osborne cast Keanu Reeves as the messiah in The Matrix and helped defeat the dark lord Sauron in his record-breaking Lord of the Rings trilogy. Now the Oscar-winning American film-maker is set to embark on his most perilous quest to date: making a …
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DeDe Scozzafava Quits: Next Time, Run a Primary
The electrifying news that the "handpicked" Republican candidate for New York's 23rd Congressional District is throwing in the towel is good news for conservatives who were supporting the Conservative Party candidate, Doug Hoffman. But it's also a good lesson in why party regulars are better off more often than not letting the rank and file …
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Happy Halloween from Positive Infinity
It's that time of year again. Everywhere we see these Halloween decorations with all of these fake black cats and pumpkins. So we wanted to show you a real black cat and a real pumpkin together, and we think they're a big improvement over the fake stuff. Fact and fantasy have a strange way of …
The Moonies are Still On the March
And they are looking ahead to a generational leadership transition, complete with Ivy Leaguers: This month, the Reverend Sun Myung Moon went to Washington to introduce As a Peace-Loving Global Citizen, his autobiography that, according to the Moon-owned Washington Times, "recounts the joys and challenges, the teachable moments and the monumental experiences of his life …
The Will of God and the Green Bananas
"American as Mother, apple pie and the flag" used to be an expression of things that united us in this country. Maybe that's why life in these United States has been a little too interesting for me: my mother and I didn't see eye to eye on many things, and when we were in the …
Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind
The trip through the music alluded to in the novel The Ten Weeks will take a mellow turn this week with Gordon Lightfoot's "If You Could Read My Mind."Â Lightfoot is the only Canadian represented in this list. This is a relatively new performance, but this is still a very smooth and beguiling song and …
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Our Government Targets Wealth Accumulation, Not Just Income
Most discussions on taxation and wealth transfer focus on income, but the IRS has its sights on those who have the bad taste not to merely live on credit but to accumulate wealth, as Charles Rubin notes here: Basking in the glow of the recently completed offshore voluntary compliance program, IRS Commissioner Shulman in a …
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When the Vulcan Man Travelled…
From time to time, I mention the family business I used to be involved in: Vulcan Iron Works Inc., which was in my family (with one break) for 144 years. We did a great deal of business outside of the U.S., especially for the offshore oil industry. From about 1960 until the early 1980's, offshore …
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