Cass Sunstein was the main adviser to the Obama White House advocating against prosecuting Bush administration officials for torture, illegal spying, and other crimes.As constitutional expert professor Jonathan Turley wrote in 2008:Close Obama adviser …
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6 Theories On Why the Stock Market Has Rallied
March 9th, 2010 |
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There are at least 6 theories about why the stock market has rallied some 70% off its lows a year ago, even though nothing has been done to actually address the root causes of the financial crisis.What The Dumb Money BelievesThe dumb money believes wha…
Leading Austrian Economist: Some Conspiracy Theories Are True
February 12th, 2010 |
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Many people are starting to appreciate the Austrian school of economics, and its recognition that unrestrained bubbles lead to economic crashes.But many of those who respect Austrian economics dismiss all “conspiracy theories” as being crazy.But in fac…
Ridicule of Conspiracy Theories Focuses On Diffusing Criticism of the Powerful
February 10th, 2010 |
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The label “conspiracy theory” is commonly used to try to discredit criticism of the powerful in government or business.For example, just this week – after Tony Blair was confronted by the Iraq Inquiry with evidence that he had used lies to sell the Ira…
’2012′ Movie Unleashes Doomsday Theories, Irks NASA
November 12th, 2009 |
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The premise of the disaster movie 2012 opening Nov. 13 is that the world will end on Dec. 21, 2012. Where did this prediction originate? Take your pick: Mayan, Hindu or Hopi prophesy; galactic realignment; Web bots; or polar reversal. In any event, the Internet is busily perpetuating pseudo science that NASA calls nothing less than bait-and-switch tactics. Here, eWEEK looks at some of the popular Internet doomsday theories.
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Einstein Still Rules Despite New Theories
October 31st, 2009 |
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NASA’s Fermi Gamma Ray Space Telescope is giving scientists an increasingly detailed look at the extreme universe, including rare experimental evidence about the very structure of space and time. Despite the many new theories of space-time, Albert Einstein’s original theory is still standing.
– Score one for Albert Einstein. In May, NASA’s Fermi Gamma Ray Space
Telescope and other satellites spotted a short gamma ray burst, an explosion
that astronomers think happens when neutron stars collide. NASA scientists
calculated the explosion took place in a galaxy 7.3 billion light-years away….