Category Archives: Creationism

Nothing in Conservatism Makes Sense Except in the Light of Creationism: The Trump Edition

Posted on August 11, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

As always, with apologies to Theodosius Dobzhansky. It’s worth noting that Trump is essentially the Sarah Palin they’ve been waiting for. Consider this: While people have described Palin as engaging in identity politics, that sells identity politics short. Palin along … Continue reading →

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Common Core, Science, and Louisiana

Posted on June 16, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

For the record, here’s my thoughts on the Common Core: …I don’t oppose a national curriculum or annual testing: as I’ve written repeatedly, I do think we should be using Massachusetts’ curriculum and tests (including the importance–not so important–that used* … Continue reading →

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A Hugo Award Observation: The Irony of Rabid Puppies

Posted on April 21, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

No, I’m not referring to genuinely ill dogs–that’s just sad to even think about. Instead, I’m referring to a bunch of rightwing morons headed by a blogger known as Vox Day (SEE WHAT HE DID THERE? AND HE WILL HAVE … Continue reading →

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Education ‘Reform’ Isn’t About the Kids: The Texas Schoolbook Edition

Posted on November 24, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

Here’s something you won’t hear any of the education reformers getting worked up about (boldface mine): During a months-long process, publishers made a number of improvements to their textbooks. Those improvements included removing inaccurate information promoting climate change denialism; deleting … Continue reading →

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‘Reformers’ Force Ohioans to Choose Between Creationism and Crappy Math and Reading Curricula

Posted on October 16, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

A while ago, I gave Ohio kudos for ditching the shitty Common Core standards* and adopting Massachusetts’ standards, based on the notion that we should adopt standards used by one of the best education systems in the world, rather than … Continue reading →

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Does Teh Stoopid Have an Asymptote?

Posted on September 27, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

In response to a National Review article somehow blaming the NFL’s problems on Obama (?!?), over at the Great Orange Satan, Hunter wonders if we will ever reach peak stupid (boldface mine): I keep saying this, and I keep being … Continue reading →

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You Know Who Else Banned the Teaching of Evolution?

Posted on September 17, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

No, not Hitler, ISIL (boldface mine): The new Mosul curriculum, allegedly issued by al-Baghdadi himself, stresses that any reference to the republics of Iraq or Syria must be replaced with “Islamic State.” Pictures that violate its ultra-conservative interpretation of Islam … Continue reading →

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Nothing in Movement Conservativism Makes Sense Except in the Light of Creationism: The Anne Arundel County Edition

Posted on August 11, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

Amidst all of the blather about the ‘libertarian moment‘ and the ‘reformicons’ (DOES REIHAN SALAM TURN INTO A FIGHTER JET?), it’s worth remembering that conservatism isn’t defined by what some high-end reporter or pundit thinks it is, conservatism is defined … Continue reading →

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The Theocratic Right and Teacher Tenure

Posted on August 10, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

As we’ve discussed many times here, that education ‘reformers’ have nothing to say about the infiltration of creationism into school curricula–and even align themselves who those who either cynically abet or outright support the bastardization of our science curricula–is something … Continue reading →

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How You Know the Philosophy of Education ‘Reform’ Is Bankrupt

Posted on July 25, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

Because this is clearly the fault of teachers unions and low expectations (boldface mine): In November 2013 the Texas State Board of Education adopted new science standards for its textbooks that will bring evolution into the Texas public school classroom… … Continue reading →

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