"Individual rights must be balanced against the power of the government to control human reproduction." Putting the science of eugenics back in its proper place at the top of the Federal government.... For a more complete look at Dr. Holdren's long-held views on forced abortions, population control, and the elimination of national sovereignty, go here .

Proving once again that men descended from porcine mammals rather than primates, this finding from the journal Perceptual and Motor Skills: To test the effect of a woman's bust size on the rate of help offered, 1200 male and female French motorists were tested in a hitchhiking situation. A 20-yr.-old female confederate wore a bra which permitted variation in the size of cup to vary her breast size. She stood by the side of a road frequented by hitchhikers and held out her thumb to catch a ride. Increasing the bra-size of the female-hitchhiker was significantly associated with an increase in number of male drivers, but not female drivers, who stopped to offer a ride. [h/t Kids Prefer Cheese ]

Being able to run faster than the other guy fleeing the wooly mammoth was an evolutionary advantage. People under stress make worse financial decisions than people who aren't under stress. People who don't sleep well tend to consider suicide more often than people who zonk out and zzzz the night away.

Joel Achenbach of the Washington Post has a major op-ed piece picked up by the News Journal today , explaining that environmental crises around the world are fare more complicated than just global warming. Stipulated. But then he goes into this riff on regulation and free markets: The basic problem is that there are so many of us now. Four centuries ago, there were about 500 million people on Earth. Today there are that many, plus 6 billion. We're rapidly heading toward 9 billion. Conservatives say that we just need to focus on maintaining free markets and let everything sort itself out through the miracle of the invisible hand. But the political tide is turning against unfettered free markets and toward greater regulation. Climate change policy is part of that: Somehow we've got to embed environmental effects into the cost of energy sources, consumer goods and so on. The market approach by itself has let us down . Viewed broadly, it appears that humans are environment-destroy...

I love the way that Nanny State legislation works. Here's the story from AOL Auto about the increasing number of states enacting "hands-free only" cell phone laws for drivers: Law enforcement officials in six states can now give you a ticket for talking on your cell phone while driving, so that hands-free device you should be using for your cell phone is going to become your best friend. If you don't have one then you should ask yourself why and get to the store to buy one. Some important information on why and what to look for is below. The reason you may need to start wearing that dorky Bluetooth-integrated ear piece is actually quite startling and sobering. Distracted drivers cause 80 percent of all road accidents, according to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration. In fact, a recent study by the Public Policy Institute of California shows hands-free laws have the potential of saving 300 lives in California each year and perhaps thousands if si...