Does Mexico need the death penalty? They have not executed anyone in Mexico for a civilian crime since 1937. But consider this that happened today:
MEXICO CITY – Gunmen mowed down the family of a Mexican marine just hours after the military honored him as a national hero for losing his life during a raid that [...]

I wondered what yearly temperatures have been doing in the US. I was thinking that we should look at non-urban temperatures to get a better read since as cities grow they could surely artificially alter temperature readings (roads absorb heat, car and trucks emit heat, buildings block wind, etc.). This boy and his father [...]

With the climate control meetings in Copenhagen going on, this got me to wondering how fast sea levels are expected to rise. After all, isn’t that the bottom line problem that is supposed to occur due to global warming? I have been hearing all week that the rich countries are going to cause the sea [...]

While visiting Denmark, I wrote here about learning of the incredibly high taxes on cars there. They are so high that it was hard to believe. Below is more about this in the NY Times this week. Amazingly, the numbers in my blog post match exactly with the NYTs. (Huh - the NYTs must have [...]