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  • This March 28, 2011 image provided by NASA shows composited images from Swift's Ultraviolet/Optical and X-ray telescopes of a gamma-ray explosion designated GRB 110328A. Scientists say this blast is unusual because the effects are long-lasting. More than a week later, they continue to see high-energy radiation spiking and fading at the source. Flaring from such an event usually lasts a couple of hours. (AP Photo/NASA, Swift, Stefan Immler)

    MASTIO: Know-nothing scientists

    By David Mastio - The Washington Times

    The extraterrestrial (ET) study by NASA and Penn State scientists isn't so much an example of loony liberalism run amok as it is a perfect case of how useless deep scientific knowledge can be in a practical sense. Published August 25, 2011

  • Illustration: Obama's employment by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

    MASTIO: Forgive us our Tea Parties

    By David Mastio - The Washington Times

    "Somehow, the Unemployed Became Invisible," the New York Times reported on the front page of its Sunday Business section a couple days back. Published July 11, 2011

  • Illustration: Organic farming by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times

    MASTIO: Dead bodies demand organic food moratorium

    By David Mastio - The Washington Times

    Right now, someone nearby is buying organic bean sprouts. It may be the last thing he ever does. Last week's E. coli outbreak in Germany - potentially traced to an organic farm - was more deadly than the largest nuclear disaster of the last quarter-century. Published June 8, 2011

  • MASTIO: NPR's reality deficit

    By David Mastio - The Washington Times

    There is a simple reason news organizations such as National Public Radio (NPR) should not be funded by taxpayers: Once you get used to living on other people's money, you have to become a political player to protect the cash flow. Published March 9, 2011

  • MASTIO: Urgent new protection for felons' feelings

    By David Mastio - The Washington Times

    Imagine, if you can, the shock and pain that denizens of the nation's capital feel as they return from prison only to discover that the office tasked with helping them is called the "Office on Ex-Offender Affairs." Such a pejorative welcome must surely harm the tender psyches of those perps. And, frankly, to discover that society attaches a stigma to felons must be quite the shock. Published March 2, 2011

  • MASTIO: Shock: Obama decides liberty is worth defending

    By David Mastio - The Washington Times

    In the long run, conservatives are going to look back on the day Barack Obama threw the Defense of Marriage Act under the bus with a special fondness. With a flick of his presidential wrist, he has just freed future GOP presidents from having to defend the unconstitutional laws that liberal Congresses have been spewing out for the last century. Published February 24, 2011

  • MASTIO: There is no solution

    By David Mastio - The Washington Times

    Seeking sane reasons for fundamentally insane actions is a fool's errand. So, after the display of the last few days, it comes as no surprise just how many people in public office and in the press are world-class fools. Published January 10, 2011

  • MASTIO: What, there's a Constitution?

    By David Mastio - The Washington Times

    The left reacts to a court decision striking down a key provision of Obamacare with six silly arguments. Published December 14, 2010

  • MASTIO: Big buts on earmark ban

    By David Mastio - The Washington Times

    Say what you will about Missouri's Sen.-elect Roy Blunt. He heard the electorate's verdict on congressional earmarks and he doesn't care. The man with a backbone says through a representative that he's not backing the ban and he "will fight for Missouri's fair share." Published November 16, 2010

  • MASTIO: Liberals go wild

    By David Mastio - The Washington Times

    Ten liberals whose commentary on the deficit reduction plan make it sound like a really good idea. Published November 12, 2010

  • MASTIO: Big win, small opportunity

    By David Mastio - The Washington Times

    Republicans may have won big last night, but before they do anything with their newfound clout, they should start thinking small. That's exactly the opposite of what the permanent Washington establishment - including many of the GOP's own leaders - will start whispering in their ears once that wave of new congressmen and senators crosses the Potomac. Published November 2, 2010

  • MASTIO: Courageous, then only a crank

    By David Mastio - The Washington Times

    For decades, Helen Thomas was a trailblazer. She was the first female member or leader of more organizations than I've ever joined, but for years now she's been little more than an embarrassment. If Helen Thomas did one useful thing in the 21st century, it was to prove that journalistic snobbery toward citizen journalism had nothing to do with high standards and everything to do with hanging in the right crowd. Published June 8, 2010

  • MASTIO: Time detects safety flaws in 'Creation'

    By David Mastio - The Washington Times

    A memo to Time Magazine regarding the top 50 blunders at the "Creation." Published June 7, 2010

  • MASTIO: Murtha's legacy

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    Bipartisanship may be the single most destructive force in Washington. Today, it is on the lips of the president, congressional leaders and commentators alike. They say we need a new tone in Washington. We need to work together on health care reform. We need a bipartisan commission to solve our deficit problem. Published February 12, 2010

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