John Derbyshire, over at Secular Right, has a post speculating on whether the left or the right is more hostile to science. there are two sides to the Left’s claim to be the more science-friendly faction. It’s not just conservative … Continue reading →

BEGIN TRANSCRIPT RUSH: We’d like to welcome to the microphone Georgia congressman Phil Gingrey, who ended up being quoted yesterday by Jonathan Martin and somebody else at Politico.com.  Congressman Gingrey asked to come on the program today to address that … Continue reading →

I’m against the prez on this one. Obama told her story over and over when he campaigned for president: How Ledbetter, now 70, spent years working as a plant supervisor at a tire factory in Alabama. How, when she neared … Continue reading →

“There will be time for them to make profits, and there will be time for them to get bonuses. Now’s not that time” President Obama branded Wall Street bankers “shameful” on Thursday for giving themselves nearly $20 billion in bonuses … Continue reading →

There has been a lot of talk on the interwebs about whether the people who authorized torture should be prosecuted or whether we should just forget the whole thing. On conservative blogs, they talk of how torture is not only … Continue reading →

Bruce Sterling: As 2009 opens, our financial institutions are deep in massive, irrational panic. That’s bad, but it gets worse: Many other respected institutions have rational underpinnings at least as frail as derivatives or bundled real-estate loans. Like finance, these … Continue reading →

I remember how excited I was the first time time I saw Ronaldo (Ronaldo of the magic feet) in a red shirt. I think I was even more excited when I saw our new, 18 year old right back, Rafael. … Continue reading →

The talk show host Tyra Banks declared a teen sex crisis last fall after her show surveyed girls about sexual behavior. A few years ago, Oprah Winfrey warned parents of a teenage oral-sex epidemic. We all know that teenage are … Continue reading →

There’s a lovely essay in the NYT celebrating the restoration of scientists into the halls of goverment. The article makes the usual case that science is a way of thinking about the world rather than a collection of facts Science … Continue reading →

Last week’s economist has a ferocious review of the Bush years. HE LEAVES the White House as one of the least popular and most divisive presidents in American history. At home, his approval rating has been stuck in the 20s … Continue reading →