If Trump wins, his effect on the accelerating downward slide of our culture will be as a speed bump, perhaps a small series of speed bumps. If Hillary wins, she might cast […]
Trump As Speed Bump (And Debate Notes)
What Happens If You Take Away Women’s Birth Control?
The titular question is in earnest, dear reader, just as it was for Amanda J. Stevenson and four others. Yes, those fine academics were just as perplexed as you probably are, but […]
Government Funding Is A Conflict Of Interest: Cowardly Calls For Climate Scientist’s Firing. Update
The Beast What entity pours by far the most money into scientific research? I’ll give you a hint. It’s the same entity that has been growing without bound, mercilessly muscling aside all […]
From The People To Empire; Or, Why We Are Doomed: Part I — Guest Post by Ianto Watt
Editor’s note: this is a three-part post, running one per week. I watched one of my favorite movies recently: Sgt. York. I always loved this movie, even better than that paean to […]
A New Kind Of University: An Open Discussion
We agree that the university system is “broken.” The reasons why are obvious: ideology and money have so corroded the foundations that a collapse is imminent. These facts naturally lead to one […]
Nature: The Scientists Who Support Trump — I’m Quoted
Sara Reardon from Nature magazine, the most widely read science journal in the world, put the word out: what working scientist would admit publicly to supporting Trump? Why wouldn’t any scientist admit […]
Brits Psychologists Cry “BS!” Over Research Practices. Or, Die P-Value, Die Die Die
In The British Psychological Society’s official organ The Psychologist, two gents Tom Farsides and Paul Sparks, call BS on standard research practices. There is a worrying amount of outright fraud in psychology, […]
The Real Reason For The Paris Global Warming Talks #COP21
Today’s post is again at The Stream: The Real Reason For The Paris Global Warming Talks #COP21.. Many are asking, “Why are they holding this global warming conference now, after it is […]
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