Monthly Archives: July 2009

Some More Thoughts About Unscientific America: What Are We Trying to Communicate?

Posted on July 21, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

Assuming our political discourse regains a modicum of sanity, what are we supposed to be communicating?
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Posted in Education, Internet, News Media, The War on Science | 18 Comments

Republican VA State Representative Raises Possibility of Treasonous Insurrection

Posted on July 20, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

Because a civil war worked out so well last time.
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Posted in Conservatives, Fucking Morons, Secession | 14 Comments

Corruption Is Integral to the ‘Intellects’ of the Conservative Movement: Why This Matters to Science

Posted on July 20, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

It’s not an intellectual battle.
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Posted in Bidness, Conservatives, Propaganda, The War on Science | 8 Comments

Sunday Links

Posted on July 19, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

Here are some links to polish off your weekend.
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The Banality of Profit-Based Health Insurance

Posted on July 19, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

With apologies to Hannah Arendt.
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Posted in Basic Human Decency, Healthcare | 1 Comment

No Man-Sitting on the MBTA

Posted on July 18, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

This public awareness campaign should have been called, “Dude, it’s not that big.
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Posted in Boston, Humor, Transportation, WhatEVAH! | 6 Comments

More Good Democratic Hardball

Posted on July 18, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

As long as Republicans can criticize government spending while, at the same time, benefit from it, we simultaneously validate their idiot talking points and enable their political survival.
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Posted in Conservatives, Funding, Transportation | 4 Comments

Friday Links

Posted on July 17, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

Here are some links to start your weekend goofing-off.
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Unscientific America: On Planets and Theories

Posted on July 17, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

Not a great way to start a book.
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Posted in Evolution, Framing, The War on Science | 24 Comments

The Bank Bailout Works Well, Except That It Doesn’t: The PPIP Edition

Posted on July 16, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

Nobody could have predicted this.
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Posted in Big Shitpile, Housing, We're Really Fucked | 2 Comments