Is the overuse of antibiotics permanently altering microbial flora of the human body? In a Wired magazine interview, Dr. Martin Blaser, a professor of microbiology, explains how superbugs—those drug-resistant bacteria—may also be contributing to the increasing incidence of obesity, allergies, asthma and gastroesophageal reflux. Surprising research also shows that people who have H. pylori are […]
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The Four Reactionary Horseman
Your First Amendment rights include the freedom of speech, but that’s breaking news to four of the nine justices of the Supreme Court. Cato Institute’s Ilya Shapiro, a Senior Fellow in Constitutional studies and Editor-in-Chief of the Cato Supreme Court Review writes: What at kind of bizarro world do we live in where a near […]
Mission (not) Accomplished
Let’s see: Last Tuesday in the Rose Garden, the president bragged that 7.1 million Americans have signed up for Obamacare (but how many have actually paid?). What Obama didn’t mention was that 6 million Americans have had their coverage cancelled because, for example, a 60-year-old woman did not have the pediatric dental coverage mandated by […]
Newport Locovores—“a Farm to Taco Cart”
Summer months in Newport are always a pleasure, but no more so than on Wednesdays at the Aquidneck Growers Farmers Markets on Memorial Boulevard. That’s when Chef Jake Rojas and his wife Kelly Ann dish out their delicious Tallulah’s Tacos to the hungry herd. Recently Volvo filmed an ad with Chef Jake and Kelly driving […]
Libertarianism vs. Government Intrusion
Libertarian politics in the United States is highlighted here in Al Jazeera America. For refinement, I asked Cato Institute chairman Bob Levy for direction. Here are Bob’s comments on the piece, and the definition of libertarianism laid out by Immanuel Wallerstein in the article. Not a bad piece … but like many others in the […]
Another Fort Hood
Is there any doubt we need to do a better job of protecting our troops from within? The Wall Street Journal reports on yesterday’s shooting at Fort Hood. For the second time in five years, an active-duty soldier is believed to have gone on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, killing three people Wednesday at […]
Happy 90th Birthday to the Marvelous Doris Day!
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Dateline France: Disenchantment with Traditional Parties
This sea change, along with the emergence of Marine Le Pen’s Front National (FN), is the big takeaway from the French elections. A younger generation of French politicians and voters are making waves that will change the political landscape in France. Just such a sea change is underway here in America, though older Americans and […]
Coconut Oil—Better than Butter?
In the kitchen, our favorite fats for sautéing are butter, XVOO, duck fat, and especially coconut oil. According to Sally Fallon and Mary Enig in Nourishing Traditions, lauric acid, found in coconut oil, is a medium-chain fatty acid with antifungal and antimicrobial properties. Read here how coconut oil perhaps is also good for your heart […]
French Far Right Grab Biggest Victory in History
Front National, France’s far right nationalist party has taken a record number of municipal seats in the recent election. Meanwhile the center-right UMP also made major inroads against the ruling Socialists. Mary W. writes at The Resistance United: Francois Hollande is expected to launch a major cabinet reshuffle, as preliminary results show his Socialist party […]
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