MSN recently provided a list of popular myths promulgated by government and many health "experts". Take a look at these for a bit of lighter information for the day.

http://health.msn.com/womenshealth/slideshow.aspx?cp-documentid=10016333...

We hope you can turn out to support the Granite State ID Coalition as it turns it up to ELEVEN to stop REAL ID in NH. Stop by, we would love to see fellow conspirators at the legislative office building at noon.

As you will see in this link to his "speech" at the Rose Garden on Monday, President Bush announced plans to sign an executive order to make the EPA mandate 35 billion more gallons of ethanol be put into the refining system for US domestic use by 2017.

This is not only an injustice to economics and freedom, pushing the market in a direction which free participants have not chosen, and, by definition, sending capital into less efficient areas, it is an insult to the Founding Fathers.

Watch www.fee.org for Gardner's article about the ethanol boom, and why, of all people Fidel Castro was on the right track when he criticized the US government for manipulating the market in favor of bio fuels.

Today the White House promised to veto HR 1592, the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007. No doubt, the bill’s supporters will accuse opponents of being “haters” and not being tough enough on crime. However, the 14th Amendment of the Constitution promises us all equal protection under the law. Are some victims more equal than others?

Not only is ethanol a net energy LOSER, requiring more energy in the process of collection of corn, storage, transport, refinement, and shipping than it provides to internal combustion engines, it does not dissipate at low temperatures, causing increases in smog at low atmospheric levels. It is also derived from corn, which will cause the prices of corn, beef, milk, cheese, chicken, and many other products, to increase. Here is a report from the AP outlining some of the environmentalist-backed idiocy in Congress (um, can anyone, ANYONE, actually abide by the original intent of the interstate commerce clause?)... Following that, please check out the information about how the price of milk products will go up 40 Cents per gallon, at the OUTSET. It is estimated that the price will rise even more, perhaps 20 additional Cents.

Shattered Consensus: The True State of Global Warming

Unstoppable Global Warming: Every 1,500 Years

The Politically Incorrect Guide to Global Warming (and Environmentalism)

We will let Glenn say it as only he can:

" In case some of you haven’t heard or seen me gently mentioning my global warming TV special—“Exposed: The Climate of Fear”—it’s on tonight! Okay, so maybe I wasn’t so gentle and I’ve mentioned it over and over and over again like I’m doing one of those never-ending PBS pledge drives. Whatever—I’ve been so persistent in promoting this special because I believe in the message so intensely.

The truth is, I’m really not a science guy. I mean, I’m interested in it but I’m not some “climate change” groupie who watches the Weather Channel for fun—it’s not my pet project and I don’t talk about it over dinner with friends. But here’s what I am passionate about—getting at the truth…peeling away the layers of hypocrisy and letting the best information available inform, educate and enlighten me. And on the issue of global warming, that hasn’t been happening.

Thanks once more to the von Mises Institute for their excellent handling of Gard's large piece, "Beautiful Chaos", which was originally designed to be the final chapter a book he is finishing. Go here to read his argument that a market system is more ethical and more efficient than even government under a Lockean "negative" system:

http://www.mises.org/story/2546

As we have been able to expect from the team at the Ludwig von Mises Institute, they have come through once more, not only covering matters of economic importance, but also keeping an eye on constitutional matters. The latest piece on Congress ceding its control over habeas corpus is a good example of their diligence. Read El G's piece there, by hitting this link:

http://www.mises.org/story/2545

Sir Richard Branson has been "given conditional approval" by the federal government to begin operations of his new low-cost airline, Virgin America. How nice of the bureaucrats... Feel free to read this piece, which offers more detail, thanks to Sheldon Richman and the wonder-workers at the Foundation for Economic Education!

http://www.fee.org/in_brief/default.asp?id=1263

Many thanks to Jed Babbin and Eagle Publishing for their attention and interest in this important subject. The paradigm of federal control of the airways is something that ought to be questioned more often!

Here is the linkola:

http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=20226

Check out this little gem from the Washington Post:
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Politics of Fuel Economy Catch Up to Automakers
War and Worries About Foreign Oil Increase Pressure

By Sholnn Freeman
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, March 21, 2007; Page D01

The auto industry is facing one of its toughest political battles in years as shifts in the political and business landscape have eroded its defenses against stricter fuel-economy standards.

Congressional Democrats and environmental groups have new allies in the fight to mandate higher vehicle mileage, including a coalition of business executives and retired military leaders. President Bush's support of higher standards also has hampered Detroit's efforts to fend off new rules. Increasingly, the war in Iraq and related concerns over U.S. dependence on foreign oil are changing the dynamics of the debate.

James Taranto has uncovered a nice bit of information. It concerns Al Gore's admission that he over-emphasizes the influence of man in global warming.

Here is the text of what Taranto found from an interview with "Grist":

Q: There’s a lot of debate right now over the best way to communicate about global warming and get people motivated. Do you scare people or give them hope? What’s the right mix?

Gore: I think the answer to that depends on where your audience’s head is. In the United States of America, unfortunately we still live in a bubble of unreality. And the Category 5 denial is an enormous obstacle to any discussion of solutions. Nobody is interested in solutions if they don’t think there’s a problem. Given that starting point, I believe it is appropriate to have an over-representation of factual presentations on how dangerous it is, as a predicate for opening up the audience to listen to what the solutions are, and how hopeful it is that we are going to solve this crisis.

As reported by the Drudge Report, Mike Gravel, a Democrat who is running for President, has been barred from a CNN debate, without offering a reason.

Here is the link: http://www.drudgereport.com/flash2.htm
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Here is some of the text:

CNN BARS CANDIDATE FROM DEBATE, CENSORSHIP CHARGED
Wed Mar 14 2007 16:41:53 ET

He spoke at the DNC winter meeting standing next to Howard Dean and was at the Nevada candidate's forum with Hillary Clinton, Edwards and the others and he's been invited to ABC's debates, but CNN has barred former U.S. Senator Mike Gravel from their New Hampshire debate, without giving a reason.

As you will see in the attached piece from the "Washington Times", Congressmen and Senators are beginning to sound the same, tired, Gingrich-like rhetoric about the "unregulated" use of the internet by us low-lifes. Why? Because the internet can be used to spread radical Islamic propaganda, and to recruit people to their anti-western cause.

It is valid to say that the net can be, and is being, used to recruit. Of course, in order to recruit people to a cause, one has to have a cause, and much of that hatred for the west is predicated on the jihadist defense of the "holy land" against the infidel invaders, ie, the jihadists are attracted to the cause because of western actions inside the Middle East. One can argue that this is a rationale created by the radical Islamist leaders, who would find any way they could to recruit followers in their quest to take Saudi Arabia, and its oil riches, but that is debatable. Internal communications exposed to western eyes have shown that the radical Islamists use the western presence in the Middle East as the primary recruiting tool, not western culture or western economic status.

With great thanks to Dutch fellow Conspirator Andre Somberg, we would like to draw your attention to something that has been out on the web for the past few days, and deserves multiple viewings, recommendations and high praise.

Shortly after attending the NH Liberty Forum between February 22 and the 25th, Andre mentioned that there was a documentary coming to British television that would surprise many people. Entitled "The Great Global Warming Swindle", the program is authoritative and solid in the science. It features scientists who were once attached to the UN IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) and who left in disgust over the political agenda they saw, and it also features many speakers who have appeared on "Against the Grain" and who have sound files available in our archives.

Unstoppable Global Warming: Every 1,500 Years

Let's allow NH Senator John Sununu to say it. His call for Gonzales to be fired has framed the issue well. Here is the text of his statement:

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During the next two years, our nation must address critical questions affecting the investigation, pursuit and prosecution of terrorism at home and abroad. In this effort, we must have a strong, credible attorney general who holds the confidence of Congress and the American people.

I do not believe Alberto Gonzales can fill that role. The president should fire the attorney general and replace him as soon as possible with someone who can provide strong, aggressive leadership prosecuting the war on terrorism, running the Department of Justice, and working with the president and Congress on important homeland security matters.

The Bush Betrayal

Once more, the unconstitutional federal drug prohibitions have been upheld by judges who seem more interested in serving political agendas than in serving justice or the US Constitution.

In a continuation of a case that went to the Supreme Court two years ago, a 41 year old woman suffering from a tumor and scoliosis tried to bring a new defense to the table. She was rebuffed again. Here is the article from the AP:
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Calif. appeals court rules against dying woman in medical marijuana case
By Associated Press.
Wednesday, March 14, 2007 - Updated: 05:10 PM EST

SAN FRANCISCO -- A California woman whose doctor says marijuana is the only medicine keeping her alive can face federal prosecution on drug charges, a U.S. appeals court ruled Wednesday.

The news has just been released that the US Circuit Court for DC has ruled against a 30 year old ban on handguns in the District of Columbia.

In the opinion, the justices noted that there was an INDIVIDUAL right to keep and bear arms, and that this right is protected in the US Constitution.

Note, the phrase "Court strikes down gun ban" will often be used in reporting of this event. That is imprecise. The court has ruled on a certain CASE. The law will still stand, until the Congress eliminates it, or replaces it with something else. Functionally, the law is not going to be prosecuted, because all prosecutors and police would know that, based on the ruling of the court, any case they TRIED to prosecute would eventually go to the same justices upon appeal, and the justices would again rule against the prosecution for the violation of what they determine to be an unconstitutional law.

As has been noted by many Conspirators, the rationale often offered by politicians to support their continued control of the airwaves is that the radio spectrum is a "limited resource". Of course, being limited does not mean it ought to be owned by the government. In fact, it means just the opposite. A "scarce" resource ought to be husbanded through the drives of the consumers in the market, not politically driven special interests and Congressmen. One could argue that TREES are, at any given time, a limited resource, because we could, potentially use them all up without enough to replace them. But, even if this were the case, it would not convince anyone that the federal government should regulate the content of books, newspapers and magazines.

Gardner Goldsmith's latest piece, in which he takes on John Edward's concept that charity begins with government bureaucrats and that Jesus Christ would be "appalled" by the selfishness of Americans, has just been published by Human Events, the longest-running conservative publication in America.

Those selfish people. How dare they keep publishing? Here is the link: http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=19731