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Lack of global warming is “hot” issue

“Climatologists baffled by Global Warming Time-Out” declares the headline in Germany’s Spiegel online. “Global warming appears to have stalled. Climatologists are puzzled as to why average global temperatures have stopped rising over the last 10 years. ...

From MICHAEL FUMENTO, Openmarket.org,  23 Nov 2009

Flu Report Nov. 21 and my piece on the epidemic peak in NRO.

“Swine flu has killed 540 kids, sickened 22 million Americans,” screamed USA Today’s page 1 headline, sub-headed “CDC: Cases, Deaths are Unprecedented.” “Swine flu cases in the U.S. are rising at the fastest pace for influenza in four decades,” ...

From MICHAEL FUMENTO, Openmarket.org,  20 Nov 2009
Related Topics: USA Today,  Bloomberg News

“Not fit for combat,” my article in Forbes

It’s not exactly what Pogo meant when he said, “We have met the enemy and he is us.” But it works out that way. The greatest threat to our national security isn’t terrorist groups, rogue nations with nukes or China. It’s an inability to stock our armed ...

From MICHAEL FUMENTO, Openmarket.org,  19 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Competitive Enterprise Institute

Not sure what DDT does to birds, but I know how it helps people

There’s been much in the news lately about the brown pelican being delisted as an endangered species since its recovery from the effects of DDT. I happen to know people whose work I trust who disagree as to whether DDT actually thinned bird eggshells ...

From MICHAEL FUMENTO, Openmarket.org,  19 Nov 2009

Cobbling Together a Crisis -- By: Michael Fumento

‘Swine flu has killed 540 kids, sickened 22 million Americans,” screams USA Today’s page-one headline, with a sub-head proclaiming, “CDC: Cases, Deaths are Unprecedented.” “Swine flu cases in the U.S. are rising at the fastest pace for influenza in ...

From MICHAEL FUMENTO, National Review Online,  19 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,  USA Today,  Bloomberg News

Obvious answer to electric car “range anxiety” - gov’t handouts!

What’s the greatest fear of the owner of a purely electric car? Running out of juice, of course! Not even a tiny gasoline engine to chug on home or to the nearest gas station. This not only eliminates long trips but can induce a nervousness even around ...

From MICHAEL FUMENTO, Openmarket.org,  18 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Washington Post Company,  Nissan,  FedEx,  PG&E,  NRG ENERGY INC

Flu Watch Nov. 14 - What Swine Flu ISN’T Doing This Week

Yes, even as the media twist and turn the numbers in the new CDC estimate (about which I’ll be publishing an article) the evidence continues to come in that swine flu in the U.S. has peaked and is sliding down the right side of the epidemic slope. Last ...

From MICHAEL FUMENTO, Openmarket.org,  13 Nov 2009

Not without honor, save in his own home . . .

I’m a hit in the Czech Republic, a land renowned for beautiful architecture and even more beautiful women. Well, at least I got mentioned in a Czech language publication, CDN.CZ, which roughly states: Other data collected by Michael Fumento from the ...

From MICHAEL FUMENTO, Openmarket.org,  12 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Washington Times

The government forgot about hiring the vet

With unemployment up yet again, it must be reassuring to Americans that job-seeking veterans are being helped so much by the government, and by all those Web-based organizations with such names as VetJobs.com, MilitaryHire.com, RecruitMilitary.com, ...

From MICHAEL FUMENTO, Openmarket.org,  11 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Competitive Enterprise Institute

Michael Fumento: The Swine Flu Boogeyman

"The boogeyman will get you!" parents sometimes tell misbehaving children. With about 40% of parents saying "no!" to vaccinating their kids for swine flu, apparently health officials think turnabout is fair play. And the media seem happy to help. You ...

From MICHAEL FUMENTO, Town Hall,  9 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Brookings Institution,  Barack Obama,  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,  World Health Organization

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