Florida: Open Letter on Learning from History
The “academic freedom” and “critical analysis” bills currently being considered by the Florida legislature are old stratagems borrowed from antievolution
Read moreAntievolution
Responses to and critiques of the antievolution movement in all its forms
Florida: Steve Gey Sidelined by ALS
John Barry reports that law professor Steve Gey of Florida State University has stepped down from his teaching duties because
Read moreFlunked, Not Expelled: Train Wreck in Progress
With the revelation that the producers of Expelled did not obtain permission to use a short segment of John Lennon’s
Read moreFlorida: Press Conference to Oppose False “Academic Freedom” and “Critical Analysis” Bills
My part of the day’s events here in Tallahassee is done; I had about three minutes to say my piece
Read moreFlunked, Not Expelled: Documented Anti-Semite Interviewed
John Lynch noted the presence of one well-known anti-semite in the interviews. So, you might ask, which naughty atheist did
Read moreFlunked, Not Expelled: Ben Stein Contradicts Mark Mathis
Remember how Mark Mathis, producer of “Expelled”, kept going on about how the “Crossroads”/Rampant Films thing was what they had
Read moreFlunked, Not Expelled: What’s the Difference Between Peppered Moths and Pepperdine Students?
When textbooks illustrate crypsis using dead specimens of carbonaria and typica morph peppered moths (Biston betularia) placed on normal bark
Read moreOK, Expelled… But Plagiarism Will Do That For You
Abbie Smith at ERV has the scoop on this: XVIVO has made the opening legal salvo with a cease-and-desist letter
Read moreFlunked, Not Expelled: Not Even Fox Likes It
The FoxNews review by Roger Friedman is in, and it reads like one of those Muppets in the theater balcony
Read moreFlorida: One Step Closer to an Antievolution Conduit into the Classrooms
The Florida Senate Judiciary Committee approved the “academic freedomirresponsibility” bill by Rhonda Storms on Tuesday. The next step for the
Read moreFlunked, Not Expelled: And a Big Round of Plain Old Defamatory Speech from Kevin Miller
Kevin Miller has a writer’s credit on the upcoming entertainment from Ben Stein, “Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed”. To his credit,
Read moreOhio: Political Gamesmanship Comes with a Price
And it is $5.2 million dollars. That’s the fine levied against a political action committee (PAC) funding conservative politicians in
Read moreFlunked, Not Expelled: Evolving Kickback Schemes?
“Didymos” on the AE BB reports on email correspondence with the “Expelled” producers concerning pre-release screenings. Apparently, they have tightened
Read morePeabody Award for PBS NOVA “Judgment Day”
Congratulations go out to PBS and Nova for winning the Peabody Award for “Judgment Day”, the episode documenting the Kitzmiller
Read moreFlunked, Not Expelled: Can’t Get Buzz? Offer More Kickbacks
The promoters for “Expelled” seem to be having difficulty convincing theaters to sign onto the regular distribution given the poor
Read moreFrank Hagan’s Point
Check out frankhagan.com » Quote Mining Examples. That’s a follow-up comment to a post about a documented quote mine by
Read moreAP Story on Myers is Just Right
There’s an Associated Press story hitting the papers about the “Expelled” producers excluding PZ Myers from a screening of a
Read moreExpelled from “Expelled”
This is pretty much a placeholder for a huge developing story. PZ Myers of Pharyngula went to an advance screening
Read moreFlorida: The Hypocrisy of the “Academic Irresponsibility” Advocates
Michael Mayo’s column in the Orlando Sun-Sentinel points out a basic problem with the “academic freedom”/”academic irresponsibility” bills in the
Read moreLauri Lebo’s Book, “The Devil in Dover”
During the Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District case in 2004 to 2005, Lauri Lebo covered the story for the
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