November 2007

<p align="justify">We recommend today two thoughtful articles, both&nbsp;dealing with&nbsp;the pernicious threat of technocracy, which recently appeared in the British <em>Financial Times</em>.</p>

<p align="justify">We strongly recommend to our readers this column by John Kay written for&nbsp;the British <em>Financial Times</em> of 9 October in response to the commentary of Michael Schrage which appeared in that journal two weeks earlier.&nbsp;</p>

<p align="justify">Tobacco, the demonized plant, has many uses besides the exquisite pleasure of smoking. Our correspondent Silviu Druma sends us translated excerpts from a Romanian&nbsp;article&nbsp;by his friend, biologist Monica Zdremtan, Ph.D.</p>

<p align="justify"><span style="font-size: 8pt">It does not take a specialist in mental disease to understand what Rita Panahi is all about. She is the author of the revolting article from &ldquo;Down Under&rdquo; we link with here.</span></p>

<p>Third time is a charm is the superstitious talisman that forms the operating procedure of the tobacco control industry.</p>

<p align="justify">We present an opinion piece by Pat Glass regarding US Veterans’ Day.</p>

<p>Nothing screams post-adolescent horniness louder than a wet T-shirt contest.</p>

<p><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Delightful article from the Wall Street Journal about smoking in </span><span style="font-size: 8pt;">China</span><span style="font-size: 8pt;">.</span></p>

<p><span style="font-size: 8pt;">The fools who &lsquo;hate smoking&rsquo; and cheer smoking bans have a natural tunnel vision as they think that, once smokers are cast out, their interest are served, and that&rsquo;s where it&rsquo;s going to stop. They are wrong, of course.</span></p>

<p align="justify"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">The endless torrent of trash science never dries up. Did you know that sitting is as bad as smoking?</span></p>