This is the Kind of thing you expect to read about in Dickensian portraits of 19th-century capitalism. Yangji village in the southeastern city of Guangzhou has reportedly existed for some 900 years. As China’s economy exploded and the port city’s population ballooned to more than 12 million, real estate developers moved in and Yangji’s 4,000 residents found… Read More Moats dug round Chinese villagers’ houses to drive them out
It’s not a bad idea. Containment was more than just a military strategy; it was a holistic assessment of the weakness of the Soviet Union, an assessment that turned out, on the whole, to be right. In Kennan’s famous X article he argues that containment meant the “application of counter-force at a series of constantly shifting geographical… Read More Rand Paul Suggests the Containment Strategy for Islamic Terror
He spent decades shielding priestly molestors. He deserves no less. A Church expert said the “very unusual” punishment showed how seriously the US Catholic hierarchy was taking the case. “To tell a cardinal he can’t do confirmations, can’t do things in public, that’s extraordinary,” said Jesuit scholar the Reverend Thomas Reese, a Georgetown University fellow,… Read More Retired Cardinal “Stripped of Duties”
18 dead children. Jesus wept. And 22 injured in an attack in China. With a knife. Madness. Unfathomable. Do not ask why, because there is no why. Evil bursts forth from time to time is all. But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with… Read More And the Abyss Opens Up….
Apparently so. 91 years old. (via Ace) This is the face of a man entirely happy with his life. The fact that “Take Five” is the best selling Jazz single of all time is one of those things you would never have guessed, but sound completely apt once you hear it. Of course. What else… Read More Dave Brubeck was Still Alive?
Anarchy is never as fun as you think it’s going to be. “I would take a looter with a boa. If I felt threatened I would definitely use it,” said Keone Singlehurst, 42. “Its like the Wild West. A borderline lawless situation.” City Councilman James Sanders (D-Far Rockaway) said he fears the situation will devolve… Read More Anarchy in Queens
Police are still looking for the guy, who seems to have abducted Ripken, drove around with her for a few hours, and then let her go: …investigators are trying to answer the main question and are hoping that surveillance cameras at a Baltimore County Royal Farms and a Diner will provide them with clues. The… Read More Background/Update on the Vi Ripken Story
Now this is just odd. ABERDEEN, Md. – Vi Ripken, the mother of Baltimore Orioles legend Cal Ripken, Jr., was kidnapped at gunpoint Tuesday morning, according to the family. She was found in Aberdeen, evaluated on the scene and refused medical treatment. She is now home with family. So either these are the worst kidnappers ever, or the… Read More Cal Ripken’s Mother Kidnapped, Found.
By which we mean, standing in line for hours to enter a dank underground pub and barely hear the featured performer. mpphillips Marie Phillips WORST. PARTY. EVER. The queue was the highlight. Unbelievable. About one day ago via Twitter for iPhone Favorite Retweet Reply
So says the New Scientist, as faithfully reported by Rob Long at Ricochet. Apparently the usual suspects: viruses, super-volcanoes, global warming, etc. will not suffice to kill all of us. The only planet-wide threats come from outer-space, and these are mostly rare. An asteroid big enough could do us in, but the more likely asteroid… Read More Humanity is Good for Another 100,000 Years
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