Monthly Archives: August 2007

Sometimes a Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words

Posted on August 12, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

From the back cover of The Wimp Factor is this illustration that explains so much about the rise of the modern conservative movement.
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Superb Poster Exhibit at the Boston Public Library

Posted on August 11, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

The Boston Public Library at Copley Square has a great exhibit of World War II propaganda posters on display.
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Ellen Goodman and I Dwell in Different Blogospheres

Posted on August 10, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

Actually, she lives in the blogosphere, and I live in blogtopia.
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One Reason Why Democrats Are Outmanuvered

Posted on August 10, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

Because they don’t know the rules.
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I’m So Feminist

Posted on August 9, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

And Irish too?
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The Fitness Cost of Resistance Could Be…

Posted on August 9, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

the signal peptide? Interesting.
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Self-Projection and Foreign Policy “Scholars”

Posted on August 9, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

Glenn Greenwald had a great post Wednesday about establishment foreign policy scholars, and how they delimit the ‘acceptable’ foreign policy debate:

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Even More on Ignatieff

Posted on August 8, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

I don’t mean to make this into an anti-Ignatieff blog, but there are two more great posts about his idiocy: one by ScienceBlogling and “embarrased” Canadian James Hrynyshyn, the other by David Rees.
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This Little Piggy Went to Market…

Posted on August 8, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

….this little piggy had MRSA up its nose.
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The Joys of Non-Profit Organizations: Crazy People

Posted on August 7, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

Maybe the crazy people are out to get me after I exposed Giuliani’s Mistress of Woo. One of the interesting things about working at a health-oriented non-profit is that you occasionally receive letters and emails from people who feel the overwhelming need to convince you of their Overarching Pangalactic Theory of Everything.
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