Your Moral And Intellectual Superiors
[L]et me ask you whether you heard that [the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation], who also has a strong agenda on healthcare, just gave $1.3 million to NPR to report on this topic?
No, you probably didn’t hear about that gift either, by — a grant that has caused zero controversy.
Come to think of it, I didn’t recall any controversy when RWJF gave National Public Radio $5.6 million to report on healthcare between 2008 and 2011, during a period when this was among the most politicized of all topics.
You’d think that somebody would at least have raised an eyebrow, given that RWJF is a strong proponent of the Affordable Care Act, as well as other healthcare policy positions on the progressive side of the spectrum.
The Economic Costs of Capital Gains Taxes in Canada
New, from the Fraser Institute;
“While capital gains taxes raise a small amount of revenues for government, they do so at considerable economic cost by reducing returns on investment, which discourages private sector investment and entrepreneurship–two things we need more of,” said Charles Lammam, associate director of tax and fiscal policy at the Fraser Institute, which released The Economic Costs of Capital Gains Taxes in Canada, part of a collection of essays on capital gains taxation.
Operation Empty Chair
Heckuva job, Barry: ISIS has captured an advanced Chinese-made surface-to-air missile
The Tolerant Left
Maher talked about how Muslim protesters had gotten Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s honorary degree at Brandeis shut down because she — a victim of forced marriage, female genital mutilation, death threats, the murder of her film making partner Theo Van Gogh, and more — had the nerve to criticize those who have hunted her from one continent to another. And here their allies are, hunting Bill Maher.
“It’s been a tough week for Canadian Muslims.”
“National Post, Nov. 28, 1963: ‘It’s been a tough week for the Oswald family.'”
Let’s not argue
Life’s too short:
When officials in the tiny Town of Stettin in Marathon County went to collect a civil judgment from 75-year-old Roger Hoeppner this month, they sent 24 armed officers.
And an armored military vehicle.
Better safe than in tears:
Marathon County sheriff’s officials aren’t apologizing for their tactics. Sheriff’s Capt. Greg Bean said while Hoeppner was never considered dangerous, he was known to be argumentative.
The World Still Has Too Many Researchers
Plants: Smarter than turkeys.
Reader Tips
Tonight, we head Over The Next Hill with Johnny Cash and Anita Carter.
The comments are open, as always, for your Reader Tips.
Dept. of Voter Correction
The same thing happened last week, but this time it’s not in Chicago:
Voting machines that switch Republican votes to Democrats are being reported in Maryland.
“When I first selected my candidate on the electronic machine, it would not put the ‘x’ on the candidate I chose — a Republican — but it would put the ‘x’ on the Democrat candidate above it,” reported Donna Hamilton.
“This happened multiple times with multiple selections. Every time my choice flipped from Republican to Democrat. Sometimes it required four or five tries to get the ‘x’ to stay on my real selection,” the Frederick, Md., resident said Thursday.
Queen Anne County Sheriff Gary Hofmann said he encountered the problem, too.
Toronto Elections
Open thread.
Y2Kyoto: Get Your Affairs In Order
Just 37 days to go.
I Amuse Myself
.@StewartBellNP @nationalpost Not wrapping their corpses in bacon fat.
— Katewerk (@katewerk) October 27, 2014
Forward!
A former CBS News reporter who quit the network over claims it kills stories that put President Obama in a bad light says she was spied on by a “government-related entity” that planted classified documents on her computer.
In her new memoir, Sharyl Attkisson says a source who arranged to have her laptop checked for spyware in 2013 was “shocked” and “flabbergasted” at what the analysis revealed.
Gloves Off
“Rotherham abuse scandal becomes election issue”
Good. Because someone needs to stand up and be “racist“.
Reader Tips
Tonight, some rather somber music: Here’s Leonard Cohen’s 1969 recording of the WW II-era French song The Partisan.
The comments are open, as always, for your Reader Tips.
Honey, I Finished The Internet
You’ve never seen cells up-close quite like this.
So, about that ‘loose’ Northern Border, America?
“These encounters INCLUDE 13 SUBJECTS WITH TERRORIST-RELATED RECORDS [Emphasis Added] who have utilized this method of circumventing designated POEs.”
And Canadian Border Services? What’s up with you?
Specific enough for you?
“The RCMP has identified persuasive evidence that Michael Zehaf-Bibeau’s attack was driven by ideological and political motives. Zehaf-Bibeau had prepared a video recording of himself just prior to conducting this attack. The RCMP is conducting a detailed analysis of the video for evidence and intelligence. You must understand that we cannot release this video at this time and I would ask for your patience in this regard.”
But I’m sure there will still be those who claim it was his onerous life because of PM Harper.
It’s racist of you…
to highlight our incompetence.
Alternate title, If you aren’t going to block flights, we’re going to quarantine entry.
Via Instapundit