Archive for September 15th, 2008

The Week In Review

15th September 2008 by Katie Favazza Comments Off

Here are the most popular posts from my sites last week:

I interviewed the bestselling author Charles Murray about his new book, “Real Education” (Crown Forum).  Read it here.
My Sept. 11 tribute post featured Mary Katharine Ham’s video blog in which she “out-truths the Truthers.”

I was also John Hawkins’ guest on his internet radio show last [...]

The World’s Most Expensive Bus Stop?

15th September 2008 by Katie Favazza Comments Off

Thanks to the good people at Eyeblast.tv, a project of Media Research Center, few earmarks across America are going to go unnoticed anymore.
The group has launched a massive video project called “Porkbusters On Patrol,” which puts video cameras in the hands of citizen journalists nationwide to expose excessive wastes of taxpayer dollars.
Just how much taxpayer [...]

Fact-checking Political Ads

15th September 2008 by Katie Favazza Comments Off

Jay Nixon, the Democrat running for Governor in Missouri, recently released this ad:

But in an email to supporters today, Kenny Hulshof’s campaign calls the facts in this ad into question, asserting that “Kenny is the only one in this race with a clear record on helping small businesses and getting our workforce ready for the [...]