Tag Archives: environmentalism

fart in a thunderstorm

Posted on September 9, 2010 by bkingr

and here is the opposite of the result described in my last two posts. here is the result when the central planners, our betters, those who are smarter than us and care more than we do act in our interest … Continue reading →

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james cameron's intent

Posted on January 17, 2010 by bkingr

let’s ask the man what he intended with Avatar. my emphasis added below. the director with his star Zoe Saldana said that  “Avatar” — with its depiction of mineral exploitation on a distant planet and a cadre of trigger-happy mercenaries … Continue reading →

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more AVATAR

Posted on December 26, 2009 by bkingr

this is a great read and a fun take on the new smurf native movie. Takes down radical earth loving environmentalists along the way. In Avatar, James Cameron has created a world that justifies the smug arrogance and bitter alienation … Continue reading →

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A polemicist at the top of her game

Posted on September 24, 2008 by bkingr

this is a fine example of the combination of passion and prose that is a masterful polemicist in action. Caroline Glick of Israel is first rate. here is an excerpt, but you have to go read the whole thing in … Continue reading →

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like I said

Posted on September 6, 2008 by bkingr

you don’t replace something with nothing. here is another manifestation of the phenomenon. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSEaHyzbqTA&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1] hat tip to the anchoress UPDATE: in case you were like me and wondering if this was real or The Onion, Reason Magazine’s vote is “real.”

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