Does everyone at top levels of the federal government need a rock-solid understanding of science? Of course not. Nobody cares if the postmaster general flunked chemistry.
Tag: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
What Exactly Is Censorship, And Why Should We Care?
What are the limits of free speech, as protected by the First Amendment? This is a touchy subject, especially today, with the White Supremacists demanding (and receiving) speaking platforms at our universities. Where does a civilized society draw the line?
Que Pasa Con La Environmental Protection Agency?
What are we to make of what’s going on in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)? Is it coincidence that we’ve seen the appointment of Scott Pruitt, career-long EPA enemy as its administrator, the removal/burying of references to climate change …
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U.S. Public Needs and Wants Mean Essentially Nothing in Congress
If you’re looking for more evidence that public opinion and law-making have identically zero to do with one other, here’s a case in point: Bernie Sanders is the most popular senator in the U.S. Congress, and Mitch McConnell is the …
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