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I agree. Nutrition is a difficult subject to study because there are so many interaction effects. It's not just what you eat, but also "what else" you eat and how that interacts with whatever they're trying study. There are some things that researchers seem to agree on: (1) avoid processed...

The same foods that are high in saturated fats are high in carnitine (meat, eggs, etc). If this new theory is true, the same people that are eating saturated fats are eating high amounts of carnitine and they should be getting heart disease at a higher rate -- but they're not...

Don't know about eggs in particular, but fatty foods have been demonized for no apparent reason. Fatty foods are the same foods that produce TMAO, but there's no increase in heart disease in large-scale studies. ***************************************...

California is a perfect example. In the 1960s, California state and local taxes were about 10.3% of the total state economy. Now total state and local taxes are 11.5% of the total economy. In the 1960's, California schools and infrastructure were both rated in the top 5 in the country...

Here in California, illegal aliens have been called "undocumented democrats" for at least the last ten years.

According to FBI statistics, an average of 150 people are killed each year in mass shootings (4 or more people killed in a single incident) in the US. According to the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) statistics, approximately 400 people are struck by lightning on average each...

As of the 2010 census, there are now more Hispanics than Blacks in America. Also, the Hispanic population is growing at a much faster rate. By pushing this Amnesty Bill, Obama is telling Blacks to go to the back of the bus (again) because Hispanics can deliver more Democratic party votes in...

It doesn't really matter who will be the next President because his/her hands will be tied. 1. If the national debt continues to increase at the rate projected by the GAO and interest rates return to historical averages, the annual cost of interest on the national debt will increase from 6%...

This is an excellent time to send an email to Secretary Lew thanking him for opposing the FTT. You can do so at the US Treasury website shown below. Secretary Lew won't see these emails, but his staff will. Let them know why you oppose the FTT. It only takes a minute to say thank you. This...

"France's experiment with the Tobin Tax has proved a spectacular flop. Its finance ministry admits that the scattershot levy on financial transactions has raised just a third of the money expected since August." Anders Borg, Swedish Finance Minister, now gets to say, "I told you so."...

It's good to see the opposition stepping forward -- finally. But where have they been the last three years? Why weren't they fighting this tax with all possible efforts from the beginning? Most of them sat on the sidelines and did nothing. My grandfather used to say: "If you lay down on...

"... that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." They believed that their rights were "endowed" by God, not by governments. In fact, most of the Declaration of Independence is a list of grievances...

Definition of Classical Liberalism Classical liberalism is a political ideology that values the freedom of individuals — including the freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and markets — as well as limited government...

If you really want to understand California’s pension problems, read this article. It's long and it rambles a bit, but it lays out the economic picture. California and Bust http://www.vanityfair.com/business/features/2011/11/michael-lewis-201111 “It shows that the city’s [San...

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What risk does the public perceive? Do they perceive the actual risk of being "slaughtered" by a mass murderer with a gun? Or does the public perceive the fantasy risk perpetrated by agenda-driven politicians and their hysterical accomplices (also known as the mainstream media)? I...

This one of the reasons we took our kids out of public school and enrolled them in a private school. The public schools in California constantly teach entitlement to rights without any mention of personal responsibility.

And millions of people who can't do math. According to FBI statistics, an average of 150 people are killed each year in mass killings (4 or more) with guns, According to NCAR (the National Center for Atmospheric Research) about 400 people get hit by lightning each year. You're 2.6 times...

They took lessons from the Obama administration. ************************************************ Obama Campaign Backers and Bundlers Rewarded With Green Grants and Loans -- Where did green-energy money go? Straight to campaign donors...

Libertarian: How many cows I have is none of your fucking business.