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It's yontif, and we don't blog on yontif, so here are some more highlights from 2009: On Work and Time in Science The Gates Arrest: The Police As an Occupying Forceâ Unscientific America: On Planets and Theories Some More Thoughts About Unscientific America: What Are We Trying to Communicate? So,…
We're starting to hear about how Obama intends to implement healthcare in this country. President Barack Obama says he's open to requiring all Americans to buy health insurance, as long as the plan provides a "hardship waiver" to exempt poor people from having to pay. Obama opposed such an…
William Saletan takes the position that progressives have no real bioethical position on stem cells in his most recent column in Slate. I'm a bit disappointed with Saletan over this one, because in his never ending quest to be thoughtful about everything, he's usually much more fair to people -…
It's the willful ignorance: No, tea baggers believe stupid shit because they want to. It's willful ignorance. They spin outrageous theories because they know that the naked truth about what they believe would make them look like giant bigots and big meanies. So, instead of saying, "I don't want…