August 14, 2009

Media Tries to Deaden American Objections to Illegal Aliens' Organ Transplants

By Brenda Walker on August 14, 2009 at 10:42pm

When it comes to healthcare on the public tab, big-ticket items like organ transplants immediately get people's attention. The initial surgery is enormously expensive and the procedure requires a lifetime of anti-rejection drugs. It was reported in 2008 that the "cost of a liver transplant and first-year follow-up is nearly $490,000, and anti-rejection medications can run more than $30,000 annually."

<i>The Economist </i>On Family Immigration Detention--Don't Cry Too Hard

By James Fulford on August 14, 2009 at 9:37pm

The Economist has a sad story of the problems of immigration detention, where whole families of illegals are in immigration detention. This means that the US is in the invidious position of keeping children in prison. Read this and try not to weep too much--it's not actually the US government's fault:

University Employee Fired For Complaining About Non-English Speaking Bus Driver

By James Fulford on August 14, 2009 at 1:30pm

Peter Domin, a Pace University employee (Pleasantville, New York), has been fired for sending an anonymous letter complaining about a Pace bus driver who couldn't speak English.The official reason for his firing, without due process, is that in the letter he claimed to be a student:

How to make national parks more popular

By Steve Sailer on August 14, 2009 at 12:56pm

Do what the Swiss do: make the mountains a little less wildernessy.

President Obama is visiting Yellowstone and Grand Canyon national parks this month to promote Free Weekends (part of his stimulus package). So far, free admission isn't doing much. The Washington Post reports, "Free Weekends Having Little Effect on National Parks."

Russian Women For Sale: $31,500! (Sorry, Cash Only!)

By Joe Guzzardi on August 14, 2009 at 1:00am