The Belmont Club: Furuncle Joseph Stalin Karl Marx famously wrote, "It is not men’s consciousness that determines their existence, but on the contrary, their social existence that determines their consciousness." In other words our attitudes are formed by our material condition. Modern medicine has finally proved that Marx was right. We now know that what may have impelled Marx to create his depressing and gloomy ideology was none other than skin disease.

Steve Sailer’s iSteve Blog: My open letter to Jim Manzi Then when Scarr went back and retested the kids when they were teenagers, their average IQs only came out to 89.

Steve Sailer’s iSteve Blog: My open letter to Jim Manzi The evidence for a genetic link between IQ and race is broad but not conclusive.

RGE - Will Israel Attack Iran’s Nuclear Facilities Before the End of the Bush Administration? Joschka Fischer Argues Yes Will Israel Attack Iran’s Nuclear Facilities Before the End of the Bush Administration? Joschka Fischer Argues Yes

Peter Ferrara on Cap-and-Trade on National Review Online Baby, Baby It’s a Cold World Explaining global warming to Congress.

If you want to read a serious book about the intervention in Iraq, try War and Decision. - By Christopher Hitchens - Slate Magazine A Tale of Two Tell-AllsIf you want to read a serious book about the intervention in Iraq, look to Douglas Feith. By Christopher Hitchens