December 10, 2009

Smart Fraction Theory

A new study vindicates La Griffe du Lion's "smart fraction theory:"

The impact of smart fractions, cognitive ability of politicians and average competence of peoples on social development

Heiner Rindermann, Michael Sailer and James Thompson

Heather Mac Donald on "The Bilingual Ban that Worked"

Heather Mac Donald's article in City Journal details the success of Ron Unz's 1998 Proposition 227 in California that largely replaced bilingual education with English immersion:

Catholic League On The War On Christmas

From the Catholic League's War On Christmas coverage:

Super Jocks and Marriage: The Dynastic Urge

Many have asked why famous athletes bother to get married if they aren't going to respect their vows about forsaking all others. Some, like Wilt Chamberlain, never bothered.

One California Problem That Might Just Solve Itself

From the LA Times:

Animal shelters seeing glut of Chihuahuas
The once-fashionable little canines are replacing pit bulls as the breed most often left at shelters.

... And at the Peninsula Humane Society in San Mateo, "the number of Chihuahuas has eclipsed pit bulls as the most common breed" ...

Brazilian Immigrant Kidnaps American Teenager

I recently blogged on how Massachusetts elites tend to portray Brazilian immigrants as “model minorities.” One of these model Brazilians, 21 year old Willian Viera, recently kidnapped an American teenager he met online. Viera, a cashier at a Dunkin Donuts, told the girl that he was a former classmate of hers.

A Midwest Reader Says CNN Already Rues The Day Lou Dobbs Left

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12/05/09 - An Alabama Ph.D. Says Immigrants Are A problem Regardless Of Skill Levels