Who doesn't love statistics? I sure do. What statistic do you find really interesting? What about one that you found shocking the first time you heard it? … [Read more...]
“Consensus” on man made global warming?
November 21, 2013 by 26 Comments
The American Meteorological Society (AMS) has released its preliminary report surveying its members views about global warming. The survey did not find the consensus so often boasted by climate change alarmists. Here are a few interesting points from the summary: Only 89% of members of the AMS … [Read more...]
If only those greedy CEOs didn’t make so much, the employees could make a better wage. Not really
November 15, 2013 by 55 Comments
Every so often someone will make some noise about how the greedy CEOs make too much and the workers don't make enough. If people would only do the math themselves, they might not repeat this vacant charge. To begin with, the median CEO salary in the US is only $750,000. Usually when people … [Read more...]
Climate activism, not climate change, is dangerous
October 29, 2013 by 2 Comments
Then Senator John Kerry was preaching the apocalyptic dangers of 'climate change' a mere 4 years ago. He claimed there would be no Arctic ice at the pole this past summer. He was wrong. Like so many climate activists he assured us that the climate was changing at dangerous rates and needs … [Read more...]
Downward trend in mean global temperature
October 5, 2013 by 4 Comments
The following graph directly from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows the declining trend in the average global temperature since the turn of this century. The response from AGW activists is to dismiss the data rather than admit that if the crisis they peddle were true, … [Read more...]
Study released in the journal Nature Climate Change confirms hiatus in global warming
September 30, 2013 by Leave a Comment
A new study released by Nature.com's journal, Nature Climate Change confirms what "deniers" have been claiming for the past few years: the warming of the Earth has come to a halt. The journal "is a monthly journal dedicated to publishing the most significant and cutting-edge research on the science … [Read more...]
Polar ice at record highs, but…but…global warming!
September 26, 2013 by 9 Comments
Everything from the increase of extreme weather events to the decrease of extreme weather events is attributed to Anthropogenic (man-made) Global Warming, or AGW for short. Well it it seems global warming also causes record amounts of ice at the Poles. (Washington Post) -- Antarctic sea ice has … [Read more...]
If you’re Black and support Democrats, you’re lucky to be alive…literally
September 11, 2013 by 2 Comments
I've never understood how Blacks in America can so unwaveringly support the Democrat party writ large given how the party has supported policies which are proven to not be in their best interest. If you are Black in America especially in a large city, being born is literally a crap shoot. And … [Read more...]
Test your News IQ
September 9, 2013 by 5 Comments
Every so often Pew Research releases a News IQ quiz to see how much you know about recent current events. It's fun to see what you know and what you think you know. I missed 1 of 13 (question 8). … [Read more...]
The greatest con ever played
August 26, 2013 by 19 Comments
From the children at Democratic Underground: The Cato Institute recently ran the numbers and found out that, yes, in fact the poor are getting the middle class' (and the rich's) money to the tune of 3 times minimum wage in some cases (a summary can be found in THIS POST). In fact, if a poor … [Read more...]
Republicans, Democrats and fiscal responsibility
August 22, 2013 by 1 Comment
Talking heads on the political right routinely accuse the political left of being fiscally irresponsible. But each side will point to eras in America's political history where it seems the other side is responsible for the financial problems we're in as a nation. Is there any way to objectively … [Read more...]
Welfare pays more than working… literally
August 21, 2013 by 26 Comments
The Cato Institute has released a study comparing the value of government welfare programs and working a minimum wage job. This is what they found. In 18 states, the total value of welfare benefits has declined in inflation adjusted terms since 1995. However, this is due to the changing … [Read more...]
Global warming doomsday predictions not panning out
August 19, 2013 by 2 Comments
We've been told that with the increased warming (which stopped in the late 90s, which is when the trends begin to fall) we should expect increased extreme weather events such as tornadoes, hurricanes, and tropical storms. In reality, we've been seeing downward trends even though levels of CO2 have … [Read more...]
The insanity of the ‘War On Poverty’
August 8, 2013 by 53 Comments
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. -- Albert Einstein Prior to the 'War on Poverty' which was initiated in the mid 1960s, the number of people living below the poverty line was in steep decline... Then the government got involved and spoke the words … [Read more...]
Open Thread — Police vs. Armed Citizens
July 29, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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The demographics of minimum wage workers
July 23, 2013 by 38 Comments
When the subject of the minimum wage does come up, we are told of all the people who try to support their families on such low wages. Just recently, McDonald's was criticized for publishing a budget chart for their employees that included a second job. What isn't mentioned by the critics of the … [Read more...]
What do we do about the out of control warming?
July 6, 2013 by 24 Comments
A regular commenter to Sifting Reality offered the chart below to show how undeniable global warming is. Apparently they are taken in by what looks to be catastrophic rising temperatures. That they failed to notice the increase over the past 130 years is only about 1 degree Fahrenheit is a little … [Read more...]
Liberal Bias?
June 27, 2013 by 78 Comments
No one likes to believe they've bought into a conspiracy theory, or are seeing things which simply aren't there, but sometimes the crazy people are right. If you talk long enough with a conservative like me about why our country is so far off the rails, I might tell you it's due to the educations … [Read more...]
Basic Truths You Can’t Talk About in America Anymore, Part 3
June 13, 2013 by 5 Comments
John Hawkins from Right Wing News posted a list of 20 issues which are considered too politically incorrect to discuss openly in America anymore. (Number 3) -- Most black Americans are good and decent people, but percentage wise there are more black Americans in jail because percentage wise, black … [Read more...]
ThinkProgress blasts Fox News for lack of diversity
May 18, 2013 by 3 Comments
You have to hand it to ThinkProgress for diverting its readers attention away from statistics which actually mean something. For example, this is what they think is relevant: However, I think this one is more telling (and more important): … [Read more...]
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