Arguments on the Internet are interminable. The cartoon goes, “Are you coming to bed?” “I can’t. This is important.” “What?” “Someone is wrong on the Internet.” I’ve been in a long-term running argument with a particular atheist on Thinking . . . . Continue Reading »
For multibillionaire celebrity political honcho, New York’s Mayor Bloomberg is not doing terribly well with the clergy of his city. At a press conference yesterday morning with the Statue of Liberty in the background, called to support the Ground Zero Islamic center, Bloomberg . . . . Continue Reading »
When I go and stick my neck out on evolution and liberal blogs not only are the attacks fierce, but so also are the irrational remarks and even censorship that pervade conversation that might otherwise be pleasant. These folks seem generally decent but often have a difficult time carrying on a . . . . Continue Reading »
Disappointing, though not really surprising, news out of California : A federal judge on Wednesday struck down a California ban on same-sex marriages as unconstitutional, handing a key victory to gay rights advocates in a politically charged decision almost certain to reach the U.S. Supreme Court. . . . . Continue Reading »
There have been human trials ongoing around the world using adult stem cells from olfactory tissues to treat paralysis caused by spinal cord injury—most famously by Dr. Carlos Lima (not that most people know it considering the media cricket chirping). In peer reviewed studies, this treatment . . . . Continue Reading »
After ClimateGate, scientists are asking how to fix their image. While Erin Biba in Wired blithely suggests better PR, Kenneth P. Green and Hiwa Alaghebandian at The American looks for the cause of our mistrust . They blame the authoritarian tone that they convincingly show has been adopted in . . . . Continue Reading »
By now, most have read Anne Rice’s emphatic rejection of Christianity. She laid out her template of left-wing values which are more important to her than being part of the church which rejects these things (anti-science, anti-Democrat, anti-gay, anti-life, waitaminute, did she say . . . . Continue Reading »
Allowed to show some English movies, the Poles made up their own posters , substituting art for the girls and guns favored by the English studios. Deciding to do something “mischievous in its conception,” two Hollywood biggies have compiled a list of the 50 most influential rabbis in . . . . Continue Reading »
In The Great Typo Hunt , Jeff Deck and Benjamin Herson recount one of the odder road trips you’ll hear about: a journey to find typos. Because, Deck says in a Salon.com interview , Typos cloud communication, which is the primary purpose of writing. If your text has typos, it’s going to . . . . Continue Reading »
Pakistan’s largest city (and one of the largest in the Muslim world) exploded in riots this week following the murder of a leading politician, and the government has not yet brought it under control. This is a development of enormous significance; it is just this sort of prospective . . . . Continue Reading »
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