Monthly Archives: September 2007

Little Rock Remembered: The Problem We All Live With

And there’s still a long way to go.
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Posted in Racism | 3 Comments

Right-Wing Militarists Beat Father of Marine

When you justify your beliefs based on authority, your beliefs are threatened, not by logic, but by an equal and countervailing authority. One can’t have that, so one just beats the crap out of your opponent.
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Posted in Authoritarianism, Conservatives, Fucking Morons, Iraq, Military, Tolerance | 5 Comments

Science Doesn’t Have Kuhnian Revolutions Everyday

Regardless of the cause of paradigm shifts, the notion that they are the primary mode by which science operates seems to be prevalent. They’re not.
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Posted in Creationism, The War on Science | 15 Comments

Quote of the Day: The Surge Edition

Because it’s never too late to have lots of surgetastic goodness.
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Posted in Humor, Iraq | 4 Comments

Sunday Sermon: Books Are Weapons

…in the of ideas–one war I’ll gladly get behind.
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Posted in Books | 5 Comments

Evolution, Truth, and Politics

A follow up to yesterday’s blast from the past.
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Posted in Creationism, Evolution, The War on Science | 12 Comments

Is Our Children Learning: Why Yglesias Is Was Wrong About Evolution

Let no one say I won’t call out liberals when they’re idiots about evolution.
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Posted in Creationism, Evolution, The War on Science | 18 Comments

The Difference Between Good Science Reporters and Most Political Reports Is…

most good science reporters like science. Most political reporters don’t like governance.
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Posted in News Media | 4 Comments

This Will Make the M.D.s’ Heads Explode

Or maybe not? Should doctors be salaried workers?
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Posted in Economics, Healthcare, Public Health | 22 Comments

A Modest Proposal to Protect the Sanctity of Marriage

Just a thought.
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Posted in Conservatives, Humor, Tolerance | 3 Comments