A New Year
The Mayan apocalypse failed to appear, so I had a nice New Year’s day here in Florida. The temperature got
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Florida: Allen West Concedes
CBS News reports that Allen West(R) has finally conceded the House race for Florida’s 18th District to challenger Patrick Murphy(D).
Read moreFlorida: Marco Rubio is Not A Scientist, Man
US Senator from Florida Marco Rubio gave an interview to GQ recently. Rubio was asked a question that Republican politicians
Read moreFalse Balance in Fact Check
The Chicago Tribune Fact Check on the debates goes for that false balance thing in the headline: “FACT CHECK: Romney
Read moreCooperation and Distinguishing the General from the Specific
The New York Daily News ran an article from the Associated Press on fact-checking former president Bill Clinton’s speech last
Read moreHow Do You Really Feel?
At the urging of Mike Haubrich, I coded up a poll as I was convalescing from my recent illness. The
Read moreDavid Frum Follows Akin into Idiocy
The breaking news story yesterday was Missouri Republican candidate for US Senate Todd Akin’s discussion of abortion and rape. On
Read moreWelfare and Lying with Statistics
On Facebook, I ran across a graphic posted by “Things Liberals Hate” and shared by a Facebook friend. (The “share”
Read moreOfficial Interference in Biology
We’ve heard tales of officialdom greasing the way for people to profit over the consideration of species and ecosystems. Now
Read moreThe Cattleman’s Sage Grouse Rant
An op-ed piece by Mike Deering, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Director of Communications, lays out an argument to let
Read moreTime Article on Coppedge v. JPL
Time’s web page has an article up by Jeffrey Kluger. Kluger is a lawyer and relates his reaction to the
Read moreID and Science in the Dover Decision
I ran across a link to a blog post from 2007 by Jeff Shallit. One of the commenters there took
Read moreNot as Simple as They Think
The editors of the Tulsa World think that Lawmakers should adopt stronger wildlife laws. That’s fair enough in light of
Read moreEducating Casey on Publishing
We’ve known for a long time that Casey Luskin has some very odd ideas about what constitutes a technical publication.
Read moreTaxes and Incentives for Job Creation
In the Terry Pratchett novel “Witches Abroad”, he sets up an image of “the optimist’s fire”, which he then defines
Read moreRevising Assessment of Clayton Williams, Jr.
Back in 1990, Clayton Williams, Jr. was in the news a lot as he ran for governor in Texas. His
Read moreJudge Judy Runs a Court of Equity?
There’s a “Judge Judy” video clip being circulated where Judge Judy is deciding a case over unpaid rent. A young
Read moreCasey Luskin Doesn’t Do It Again
Casey Luskin has an unenviable track record. Pretty much anytime Casey gets going, you can count on him to shoot
Read moreWhere Did Jesus Say to Put a Nail in the Tire?
Two vehicles in a Bartram Hall (Zoology department building) parking area at the University of Florida were vandalized, apparently because
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