About: James Heiser
Posts by James Heiser
Gore cancels Copenhagen speech in aftermath of Climate-gate
For years, former Vice President Al Gore has foisted his environmental jeremiads on the world, traveling by private jet to calling upon the industrialized world to repent of its...
Copenhagen Conference Has Massive Carbon Footprint
The veracity of proponents of the theory of man-made climate change is very much in doubt in the days leading up to the UN conference in Copenhagen. However, one...
Controversy Over Swiss Minaret Vote
As reported previously, the November 29 decision by the citizens of Switzerland to amend their constitution and ban the future construction of minarets led to an immediate firestorm of...
‘Copenhagen Diagnosis’ Ramps Up the Rhetoric
In the aftermath of revelations of “Climategate,” proponents of the theory of manmade climate change are ramping up the rhetoric in the remaining days before the UN Climate Change...
Obama Commits to Copenhagen, and a “Green” India
Obama’s September trip to Copenhagen to plead with the International Olympic Committee to consider Chicago as host city for the 2016 Summer Games did not work out very well...
Global Carbon Dioxide Levels Rise; Temperature Does Not
With the start of the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen only two weeks away, pressure is increasing for industrialized world — and the United States, in particular —...
“Global Warming” Cannot Face the Facts
As the scientific data used to support theories of anthropogenic (human caused) “climate change” grows more and more tenuous, environmental extremists and their internationalist allies continue to turn up...
New Evidence Continues Shroud of Turin Debate
The ongoing controversy over the Shroud of Turin has taken an interesting new turn, with a researcher claiming to have found text concealed in the shroud that would place...
Obama Continues Bush-era Surveillance
When he was running for President, Barack Hussein Obama claimed that a decision to elect his opponent would mean, in essence, a “third term” for George Bush. The purported...
A Review of Rahe’s “Soft Despotism, Democracy’s Drift”
In his latest book, Soft Despotism, Democracy’s Drift, Paul Rahe examines the roots of what he calls a “popular malaise” that has become pronounced in the West during the...
Senate Not Settled on Cap and Trade
Apparently, the Senate will not be voting on “cap and trade” any time soon, and all UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon can do about it is tap his foot impatiently...
Archaelogists Uncover Ancient Persian Army
Give Herodotus his due: the fifth-century B.C. Greek historian had a far better understanding of the history of his age than many modern historians have been prepared to credit...
Krugman Vents His Vitriol on Conservatives
Hypocrisy knows no political boundaries and the refrain “do as I say, not as I do” is a not-uncommon refrain in many circles of human society. Still, there is...
Islamic Terrorist Armed With “Cop Killer” Gun
Are objects evil, or is it the purpose for which a person uses it which is evil? This is a fundamental question that underlies many public policy debates in...
Al Gore Appeals to “Collective Will” to Solve Climate Change
According to critics, for Al Gore, “going green” is not just a slogan for saving the world, it is a description of his bank account. ...