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Scholars and Rogues
http://www.scholarsandrogues.com
A diverse band of thinkers, social analysts, activists, grousers, jesters, and troublemakers. We share a general belief in progress, a conviction that smarter is better, and a passionate distaste for convention.
- Added on: Nov 8th, 2007
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Scholars and Rogues
- Listed in: Politics News & Media
- Tags: politics news technology humor business satire
Recent Posts
Can nuclear terrorists be deterred?
THE DEPROLIFERATOR — As you no doubt know, deterrence is the product of a balance of power — nuclear arsenals, in other words, that are roughly equal. Constrained by the eye-for-an-eye principle, but to the umpteenth power, states armed w...
Climategate? Not likely.
In case you were unaware, hackers got into the University of East Anglia’s Climate Research Unit (CRU) servers and published hundreds to thousands of documents and private communications from CRU climate scientists that pertain to climate disru...
FEC unwisely OKs return to cheap private jet travel by members of Congress
Let’s say you’re Sen. John Dough. You’re running for re-election. You need money. Often, you have to travel to where the money is to get it. Say, in Los Angeles. So you fly. But you wish to avoid flying commercial. Too much time was...
Tournament of Rock – Legends: The Beatles vs Elvis Costello
Results: It was only a matter of time: there are now officially no Gen Xers left in the ToR, as a great Boomer legend waxes U2 … by nearly a two-to-one margin. Wow, on so many levels. The numbers: #5 Neil Young 65%; #1 U2 35%. NY moves on to th...
Tournament of Rock – Legends: U2 vs Neil Young
Results: I know. It’s only rock & roll. But I like it. So, too, do our voters, although it was a pretty good race from wire to wire. The numbers: #2 The Rolling Stones 54%; #3 David Bowie 46%. The Stones move on to the Great Eight. Up next,...
What’s it Wednesday
It has been my honor to host these weekly Wednesday gatherings for nearly a year. I arrived at S&R with a simple goal – I just wanted you to look. You all rose to the task every week with imagination, curiosity and humor. You made my j...
go Huckabee!!!!
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