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…
Arrest George W. Bush. That is the suggestion of Ted Rall, writing on Common Dreams. Who should arrest President Bush? There is, however, a person who could begin holding Bush and the others accountable for their crimes. She is Cathy L. Lanier, the 39-year-old chief of D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department.…
Marty Kaplan, a research professor at the USC Annenberg School for Communication, repeatedly raises important points relating to our dysfunctional news media. He posted today on his ambivalence with the recently announced candidacy of Ralph Nader. Nader, who skipped the primaries, says that his third-party race will inject into the…
I often notice left-handedness, perhaps because I am a left-hander. A few days ago, while watching a video of the most recent Hillary Clinton-Barack Obama debate, I noticed that Barack Obama was left-handed (he was taking notes with his left hand). That video reminded me that Bill Clinton was also…
Why did Obama win in Iowa? This video gives you a good idea of why. Obama adopted, as his motto, "The fierce urgency of now." Obama is not a mere speech reader, as you can see from this speech he gave on November 10, 2007. He really hits some solid…