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Deeply mysterious: Philippine President BS Aquino’s veto of Nora Aunor’s National Artist bid

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Deeply mysterious: Philippine President BS Aquino’s veto of Nora Aunor’s National Artist bid

Strange that a government that gives the time of day to the adolescent rants of has-been starlets like Lani Mercado, wife of embattled Senator Bong Revilla (who languishes in prison awaiting trial for alleged pork barrel thievery), would suddenly invoke that all-too-familiar Filipino-style debate-ender when it came to explaining why it had reportedly “snubbed” popular…

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Culture, Glitz and Glamour, Government, Lifestyle, Media, Society

The “Save” Brand of Environmentalism: Sunsets, Trees and Unicorn Poop

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The “Save” Brand of Environmentalism: Sunsets, Trees and Unicorn Poop

Environmentalism is a creed of mysticism. While it often tries to display a veneer of science, it in fact rejects reason and science. It regularly makes claims that are divorced from any objective evidence. – In Moral Defense of Forestry, Peter Schwartz. Posted in Ayn Rand Center, January 28, 2000 The Tree Huggers in Baguio and…

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Development, Economy, Environment