Wednesday, November 18: AEI is worried that there are no female scientists.  Oh wait, they don’t really care, they’re just worried that the government may intervene and do something about this. You know, because government intervention in ANYTHING brings about dire “socioeconomic repercussions.” [AEI] MORE »

Monday, October 26: Does anyone notice that we have a black president? If you still feel like talking about race in the Obama era, you’re in luck: CAP is hosting a discussion about this elusive subject tonight at 6PM. [Center for American Progress] MORE »

Thursday, October 15: In celebration of Columbus Day, Libertarians weigh the pros and cons of using smallpox blankets in Afghanistan. [Cato Institute] MORE »

Tuesday, October 6: These days the EU poses about as much of a threat to the scientific method as Germany poses to France.  At least, that’s what most rational people think.  AEI exposes how the EU has placed science in jeopardy! [AEI] MORE »

Monday, September 28: When you’re down, worried about socialism, and convinced that Obama is Hitler, Ronald Reagan will always be there. Today, the Heritage Foundation once again honors this man.  [Heritage Foundation] MORE »

Tuesday, September 15: Happy anniversary Lehman Brothers!  One year ago today you kids went under, screwing over pretty much all of America. Here’s to last year, a year of high unemployment, bailouts and the near total collapse of the American/global banking system! The Brookings Institute examines what happened last September, where we are today, and what we can do to prevent future crises Tuesday at 10AM. [Brookings Institute] MORE »

Thinking in the heat must be bad for you because every major think tank  seems to be MIA this week. Can you get Palinized for thinking? MORE »

Think tanks have this magical ability to fix all the evil in the world, just by thinking. This week they solve the Middle East crisis (ABOUT TIME) and explain how the financial crisis has affected everyone from children to small animals to the newest crop of starving, underpaid/unpaid interns in DC.  And the Heritage Foundation even manages to find the time to praise everyone’s favorite dead conservative, Ronald Reagan, again. MORE »

Now that Obama has closed down the evil Gitmo prison camp, he’s left with 250 detainees that need to either be released or criminally prosecuted – of course, there’s that tiny little problem of Where, How and Why. MORE »

Maybe this doesn’t fall under “overheard,” since the person in question was yelling, but here it is. This came in from a reader earlier this afternoon: MORE »

Come now, people — let’s not let Brad and Angelina get our hopes up… MORE »