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Needed: A No-Bullshit Zone at the United Nations

Abra-Cadabra! The UN proclaims a No-Fly Zone – and Libya is paradise on earth. We need a No-Bullshit Zone at the United Nations. There is no massive military force or air force or whatever all ready to make Libya “safe” for one side in that nation’s civil war. Another benefit of making the UN a […]

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How to Spot Liars (at least Amateurs)

I wish this great graphic had special sections for politicians and for government officials testifying in court. But its clues can help detect non-professional liars of many types. [  forensicpsychology.net ] How To Spot A Liar by Forensic Psychology  

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Teacher Unions 24-Karat Hokum

[photo from the New York Times] “First They Came for the Teachers… and I Didn’t Speak Up.” Does it get any deeper? Hell, if you went to public school, you probably can’t string together ten lines of coherent points on why teacher unions are not a pox on the school. Here is a link to […]

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