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Orange Punch
http://orangepunch.freedomblogging.com/
Orange Punch is a blog of political opinion from a libertarian perspective by Orange County Register editorial writers. The main bloggers are editorial writers Steven Greenhut, mostly but not exclusively on public policy issues in Orange County, and Mark Landsbaum, mostly on California issues. Occasionally, editorial writer Alan W. Bock will also weigh in.
Recent Posts
Marijuana and PTSD
An Israeli study (on rats rather than humans, but that’s how these studies typically start) strongly suggests that marijuana may be useful in treating the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Does that mean that Maj. Hasan (not to...
Oops. Another global warming OOPS moment
Darn if these things aren’t persistent. We bring you yet another Global Warming Oops Moment, one of those increasingly occurring occasions when the props holding up the scare-story of global warming take another whack, shaking the whole foundat...
Remembering the Berlin Airlift
A reader called to remind me that in all the talk about the fall of the Berlin Wall and the importance of Berlin during the Cold War (how many spy novels were set in Berlin with all its wheels within wheels and changing alliances), we have forgotten ...
Was the Fort Hood attack terrorism?
I got a nasty e-mail this morning, presumably in response to this editorial, which I thought took a fairly measured approach to the Fort Hood massacre, building on what we knew as of Monday afternoon and reluctant to project further, even though I wa...
How many believe politicians’ promises?
This struck us as low even though we’re among the skeptics when it comes to swallowing political promises: Just 4 percent of U.S. voters say that most politicians keep their campaign promises. That’s what Rasmussen Reports found in its la...
Iraq election law and U.S. micromanaging
Well, Iraq finally passed a law that all observers seem to agree was critical as all get-out to govern scheduled elections in January. That’s potentially good news as a screwed-up election could provide a reason to keep U.S. troops in Iraq long...

