Florida: Sunshine, Solar Power, and Shenanigans
The Orlando Sun-Sentinel carried an op-ed by Paula Dockery on a deceptive solar power amendment on the November ballot. This
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The End of Journalism As We Knew It
I grew up listening to Walter Cronkite giving the evening news. The feeling of trust that some version of what
Read moreEpiPen Pricing Defended by Shkreli
Martin Shkreli, pharmaceutical patent scavenger, did an interview with CBS and defended Mylan Corp’s inflated pricing of their EpiPen product.
Read moreThe DI Celebrates 20 Years of Gaming the System
The Discovery Institute’s Center for the Renewal of Science and Culture has a post celebrating the 20th anniversary of their
Read moreFlorida: FSU Settles Title IX Suit for Less than $1M
The Chronicle of Higher Education has an article on the resolution of Erica Kinsman’s Title IX suit against Florida State
Read moreOpen Letter to the United Methodist Church on “intelligent design”
The Discovery Institute got upset that they weren’t allowed a table to promote “intelligent design” at the United Methodist Church’s
Read moreThe Discovery Institute Does More Myth-Making: Looking at #10
Incredibly butt-hurt over Kitzmiller et al. v. Dover Area School District almost ten years after their reaming, the Discovery Institute
Read moreUtah Physician Recommends Staying Away from Hospitals
(This is a copy of my diary on Daily Kos.) Utah state legislator Mike Kennedy (R) weighed in on the
Read moreNet Neutrality and Irony Meter Implosion
In looking up commentary on net neutrality, I found Kool-Aid chugger Chris Harris. (I was actually looking for “Logan Albright”,
Read moreNet Neutrality and the Contrarian Backlash
Earlier this week, President Barack Obama gave a speech laying out strong support for “net neutrality”. Obama called on the
Read moreGovernment Granting Agencies and Wastin’ Time
NPR some time back had an article on scientists leaving science, mostly because government funding of research has become more
Read moreSeen on PBS: Weird Guy from AEI
The PBS NewsHour this past evening had a guest on from the American Enterprise Institute, one Frederick Hagan. Mr. Hagan
Read moreToyota, WSJ, and Computers: An Update
Back in 2010, I wrote about the sudden unintended acceleration problem (SUAP in the earlier article here, UA in the
Read moreChurch Youth Groups and Apologetics
Over on Facebook, Nancy Pearcey responded to a post about young people and deconversion from churches with a modest proposal:
Read moreReply to Rick Warren and Other Clergy Re Hobby Lobby and Federal Grants
Rick Warren and others sent the most genteel invitation to perpetuate rank discrimination to President Obama this week. It is
Read moreMarine Mammals: The Smithsonian Magazine Talks About NOC
Disclosure: I am a researcher who worked with NOC at the US Navy Marine Mammal Program. Smithsonian Magazine ran an
Read more“Cosmos” and the Bruno Flap
Neil deGrasse Tyson’s rebooted “Cosmos” series spent a chunk of time relating a version of the life of Giordano Bruno,
Read moreFlorida: OPS Employees, Benefits, and Timely Information
Kudos to the state of Florida for making healthcare benefits available to all full-time employees this year. That includes full-time
Read moreFlorida: State Employee Raises v. Total Compensation Reduction
An article in The Florida Current reports that the Florida legislature has come to an agreement to give career service
Read moreFinal Decision Goes Against Coppedge
The Coppedge v. CalTech and JPL case is done, with a final decision handed down by Judge Hiroshige on Wednesday
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