There has been lots of news lately that John Edwards has endorsed Barack Obama. I realize that John Edwards was a United States Senator and that he is highly accomplished, but it puzzles me why anyone should care so much about what Edwards (or any other individual) thinks regarding the…
Have you seen Jon Stewart's interview of Doug Feith? It is obvious that Feith appeared on the The Daily Show in an attempt to try to: A) salvage his own sordid reputation, and B) convince the audience that the Bush Administration didn’t lead the charge to invade Iraq, drumming up…
The results are out at Science Debate 2008: A new poll (charts, pdf, 3.1mb) shows that 85% of U.S. adults agree that the presidential candidates should participate in a debate on how science can be used to tackle America’s major challenges. The poll found no difference between Democrats and Republicans…
When "Iranian" weapons in Iraq turn out not to be Iranian, the White House is silent. That's what recently happened, based on this post at Crooks and Liars.
We have a nice brewery run by the Schlafly family in our town. A town already renowned for beer. But a relative by marriage is more famous than the beer because of her stance against women's rights and against progress through knowledge. Yes, Phyllis Schlafly is in the local news…