Sunday, June 30, 2013

Tomato

How the Tomato was Once Thought to Be Poisonous
Clothing as a Solar Power Source and a Fashion Statement
Designing High Rise Buildings Through 'Solar Carving'

Wendy Davis jumps the -- err -- T-Rex

NASA likely to get more funding from the Senate than the House

Is it Now Time to Legalize Polygamy?

In the wake of a pair of Supreme Court decisions that have advanced the cause of same sex marriage, Scott Shackford of Reason Magazine asks the burning question, is it now time to talk about polygamy?

Congress in a Race to Produce a Tax Reform Bill

While the sound and fury over the IRS scandals remains unabated, members of Congress on both side of the aisle are quietly working on a tax simplification plan. Quite a number of tax deductions and credits are at risk, according to the Hill.

Obama Has Alienated Egyptian Freedom Protestors

In the wake of massive protests in Cairo's Tahir Square against the Muslim Brotherhood regime of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, President Obama issued a statement in South Africa supporting that country's democracy, according to the Washington Post. The Washington Free Beacon reports that opposition leaders are blaming American Ambassador Anne Patterson and President Barack Obama for propping up the Morsi government, installed in power after an election in 2012.

Saturday, June 29, 2013