Gustav Bearing Down on New Orleans

Yesterday, it was feared that Gustav could develop into a Cat 5 hurricane but this looks like it won’t be the case.  Nevertheless, Gustav is forecast to be at least be a strong Cat 3 at landfall, possibly Cat 4.  It is headed just west of New Orleans.  If Gustav does strike land here that [...]

Arctic Ice Cap in ‘Death Spiral’

The North Pole can now be circumnavigated for the first time since the last ice age.
Some scientists fear the ice cap will disappear completely in summer within five years as global warming continues to take its toll.
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Gathered by Nasa using microwave sensors that penetrate clouds, they show that the North-west passage around Canada opened last [...]

The Reviews Are In

Andrew Sullivan, a prominent conservative author and political commentator, writes on Obama’s speech

It was a deeply substantive speech, full of policy detail, full of people other than the candidate, centered overwhelmingly on domestic economic anxiety. It was a liberal speech, more unabashedly, unashamedly liberal than any Democratic acceptance speech since the great era of [...]

America’s Moment

Tonight, Barack Obama electrified a nation. Bar none, this is the best speech I’ve ever watched. He hit every note, passed every test, and somehow spoke to the soul of each and every American all at once.
If you have not seen it, you owe it to yourself to set aside 30 minutes. [...]