Posts tagged 'study'

Claptrap: Global Peace Index Ranks Cuba and China More Peaceful Than U.S.

by SteveK @ Friday, June 11th, 2010. Tags: , , , , ,
Filed under Government, History, Media

So an updated study now claims Cuba and China are more peaceful than the United States.
The so-called “global peace index” ranks countries according to variables such as social unrest, levels of crime, and military spending. However, the study’s authors are trusting communist governments to give them accurate information when it is obvious that they underreport [...]

Study: Spanking Up To Certain Age Beneficial in Child Development

by SteveK @ Friday, January 8th, 2010. Tags: , , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Family, Government, Media

A new study reveals the positive effects of spanking (up to age 6) by Marjorie Gunnoe, professor of psychology at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The study involved 2,600 children, including questioning 179 teenagers about getting spanked and smacked by their parents.
“The claims made for not spanking children fail to hold up. They are [...]

Flawed Concealed Guns Permit Study By Violence Policy Center

by SteveK @ Thursday, July 23rd, 2009. Tags: , , , , , ,
Filed under Second Amendment

The Violence Policy Center, a gun control group, conducted a study that has been referenced by many in the media. The study concluded that concealed handgun permit holders killed ‘at least’ seven police officers and 44 private citizens during a peculiar time period chosen by the group.
The VPC’s investigation was during a cherry-picked period between [...]

Skeptical Global Warming Report Suppressed by EPA

by SteveK @ Monday, June 29th, 2009. Tags: , , , , , , , , ,
Filed under Environment, Government, Science

It’s been revealed that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has suppressed an internal report skeptical of man-made global warming. The report, released one day before the House voted on the deceptive cap and trade scheme, also went largely unreported by the establishment media. According to newsbusters, not a single television news station carried the story, [...]

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