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Monthly Archives: February 2011
Can you selectively ignore science?
It must be hard to be religious and try to figure out which parts of science are true and which parts are out-and-out lies. In a comment to an article on The Economist, Why don’t Americans believe in global warming?, Polydamas wrote: It seems … Continue reading
Texas State Board of Educaton May Have to Join the 21st Century
According to Valerie Strauss of the Washington Post, the Thomas B. Fordham Institute’s criticism of the Texas social studies curriculum may force the Texas State Board of Education to reopen the standards for a rewrite. As they say in the report: … Continue reading
Tea Party is Anti-War…Who would have thunk it…?
A friend of mine just sent me the article, Tea Party Voters Worry About Afghan War Price Tag from anitwar.com written by the Afghanistan Study Group which the web site says is a bipartisan ad hoc group of public policy … Continue reading
The Hidden Oil Tax
We have the idea in the US, especially among the “Glenn Beck types”, that oil is cheap and plentiful. All we need to do is follow the drill, baby, drill policy. Many in this group also believe taxes are too high, … Continue reading
Texas State Board of Education needs a “Monkey Trial”
There are many things I like about living in Austin but the ultra-backward nature of some of the Texas politicians often makes me wonder why I continue to live in this state. I’ve met Governor Perry a few times and … Continue reading
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