Monthly Archives: December 2006

Servitude Versus Republicanism: An Argument For Higher Taxes

Posted on December 19, 2006 by mikethemadbiologist

Thomas Geoghan has an excellent article about the need to raise taxes. He makes a very important point: how we tax ourselves defines who we are.
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Posted in Economics, Taxes | 9 Comments

Isn’t This High School Economics?

Posted on December 18, 2006 by mikethemadbiologist

Jonah links to a recent paper in the Journal of Political Economy. Here’s the summary:
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Posted in Economics | 3 Comments

Even George Bush’s Church Doesn’t Want Him

Posted on December 18, 2006 by mikethemadbiologist

You might have heard about the $500 million that El Jefe Maximo is trying to raise for his presidential library.
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Posted in Education, Little Lord Pontchartrain, Religion | 1 Comment

Some Sunday Links

Posted on December 17, 2006 by mikethemadbiologist

Here are some weekend links for you.
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Should Antibiotics Be Given a Separate Regulatory Drug Category?

Posted on December 17, 2006 by mikethemadbiologist

Well, we do it for narcotics.
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Posted in Antibiotics, Economics, Microbiology, Public Health | 4 Comments

A Great Description of Science

Posted on December 16, 2006 by mikethemadbiologist

While the Republican War on Science isn’t doing as well as it once was, there still is too much politicization of scienctific results. Commenting on a BBC article about the UCS statement about scientific integrity, Jim at TeachtheFacts.org gives an excellent description of science
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Posted in Conservatives, Experts, The War on Science | 6 Comments

Norovirus Outbreak in Boston: Wash Your Damn Hands

Posted on December 16, 2006 by mikethemadbiologist

In the past week, over 400 students and teachers in the Boston area have contracted norovirus, which causes nausea, vomitting and diarrhea.
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Posted in Antibiotics, Microbiology, Public Health, Viruses | 6 Comments

Really Tasteless Iraq Joke

Posted on December 15, 2006 by mikethemadbiologist

But you know you want to read it anyway….
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Posted in Humor, Iraq, Little Lord Pontchartrain | 5 Comments

VRSA Hospital Insurance

Posted on December 15, 2006 by mikethemadbiologist

I was recently at a conference where one speaker (Dr. Thomas O’Brien) suggested ‘VRSA hospital insurance’ to prevent the spread of vancomycin resistant Staphylococcus aureus outbreaks (‘VRSA’). Before I get into the plan, let’s talk about VRSA.
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Posted in Antibiotics, Bioinformatics, Microbiology, MRSA, Public Health | 1 Comment

The American Swastika: Aren’t Black People Southerners Too?

Posted on December 13, 2006 by mikethemadbiologist

Over at the News Blog, Steve Gilliard links to a post about the idiocy of a public high school in Kentucky that is displaying a Confederate flag* in the school cafeteria (Kentucky was never a Confederate state: eastern Kentucky, in particular, was staunchly pro-Union).
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Posted in Conservatives, Racism | 16 Comments