Tag: anti-science

I don’t believe for a minute that this race is anywhere near this close.  Mastriano is an anti-science overt racist who wants to criminalize abortion and prevent government from playing a role in pandemic control. From a recent rally: “You …

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There is a certain truth here, but I’m very gratified to hear what Neil Young et al. are doing vis-à-vis Spotify. Anything that can be done to apply pressure to the purveyors of anti-science, especially when it’s this dangerous, should …

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The attack on reason that we’re seeing here in America is, unfortunately, multi-pronged. Sure, we have our anti-science crowd, our QAnoners, and our Big Lie supporters. But let’s not forget about the relentless attempts to re-insert religion into government and …

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Readers from outside the U.S. who may not be following the depravations of American politics will not likely understand the billboard here. Texas is governed by a man who is anti-vaccination, anti-science in general, anti-voter rights, and rapidly anti-abortion.  The …

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Social media was certainly a big factor in beginning and expanding the anti-science “movement,” if you will. But the election of Donald Trump had even more impact.  All at once we found ourselves in a world in which the concept …

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IMO, there is no reason to believe that DeSantis is mentally ill.  He’s simply aiming himself for success in the sad state of current-day Republican politics, based as it is on anti-vax, anti-science, and citizens’ right to do as they …

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As if it doesn’t go without saying, an electrician’s or real estate broker’s “doing his research” on virology is a farce.  The very idea is simply an example of how far we’ve fallen as a society. Do those untrained in …

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Being uninterested in politics was never a reasonable position to take, as people 2400 years ago, including Socrates and Plato, told us.  Yet, until 2015, American politics was something of a snooze.   It was defined, unfortunately, by corruption, meaning that …

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The cartoon here depicts something that is sickeningly real: Trump, acknowledged by GOP leaders to be a liar and criminal, continues to be the voice of the party. Congressional Republicans need to deal with the fact Trump enjoys cult-like adoration …

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From Wordsmith’s “A THOUGHT FOR TODAY”: Science does correct itself and that’s the reason why science is such a glorious thing for our species. -Nigel Calder (pictured), science writer (2 Dec 1931-2014)

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