Nothing in Movement Conservatism Makes Sense Except in the Light of...
With apologies to geneticist Theodosius Dobzhansky who wrote “Nothing in Biology Makes Sense Except in the Light of Evolution.” Because if you’ve had to deal with the little lies in service of the ‘Big...
View ArticleWhy Intelligent Design Should Not Be Taught in High School
Last week, a long time reader pointed my attention to two blog posts by the Washington Post‘s Jay Matthews, who argues that creationism should be taught to advanced biology students by qualified...
View ArticleNothing in Movement Conservatism Makes Sense Except in the Light of...
The reason I keep bastardizing biologist Theodosius Dobzhanky’s aphorism about the importance of evolution is that creationism is so daffy that it makes movement conservatives’ tactics and methods...
View ArticleCreationism and Education ‘Reform’
When it comes to STEM education in grades K-12, one of the great failures of the U.S. educational system is the complete lack of exposure to even the basics of evolutionary biology in science courses....
View ArticleNothing in Movement Conservatism Makes Sense Except in the Light of...
With apologies, as always, to Theodosius Dobzhansky. John Aravosis on anti-gay group, the Family Research Council (boldface mine): And they know they lie. And they don’t care. And they’ve been doing it...
View ArticleUnderstanding Wednesday’s Debate: Nothing in Movement Conservatism Makes...
Wednesday’s presidential debate illustrated one of this blog’s unofficial mottos: nothing in movement conservatism makes sense except in the light of creationism (with apologies to Theodosius...
View ArticleBoth Sides Do Not Do This: The Paul Broun Edition
I’m working away from the office and need to connect to Major Sequencing Center’s cluster. Anybody know if the Pit of Hell has wi-fi? Thanks. Ok, let me explain. Recently, the lefty bloggysphere was...
View ArticleNothing in Movement Conservatism Makes Sense Except in the Light of...
As usual, with apologies to Theodosius Dobzhansky. I’ve written many times that one can not understand movement conservatism without reference to creationism. Not only is there substantial overlap...
View ArticleGov. Bobby Jindal Says Very Silly Things About Being Smart
Republican governor of Louisiana, Bobby Jindal, bemoaning the fate of the Republican Party, uttered the following (boldface mine): Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal on Monday called on Republicans to “stop...
View ArticleRubio Joins Jindal in Embracing Ignorance
Republican Senator Marco Rubio of Florida recently uttered this: GQ: How old do you think the Earth is? Marco Rubio: I’m not a scientist, man. I can tell you what recorded history says, I can tell you...
View ArticleHey, Here’s a Job For Some STEM PhDs!
Or maybe not so much: Not only is the compatible with a young-earth creationist view awesome, but the ‘don’t be a moron’ advice at the bottom is beautiful. Somehow, I don’t think this is what people...
View ArticleJindal Continues to Devalue a Brown Biology Degree
Louisiana Republican Governor Bobby Jindal recently defended teaching creationism in schools: Jindal also said he has no problem with creationism being taught in public schools as long as a local...
View ArticleThe Age of Denial and the Marketplace of Ideas
I probably should have written “The Age of Denial Results from the Marketplace of Ideas.” Physicist Adam Frank at the NY Times tackles the topic of denialism and science (boldface mine): Today,...
View ArticleTexas Creationists Demonstrate the Real Reason Behind the Support For Charter...
If there’s a reason why charter schools are popular in some quarters–and they can be especially divisive in the inner city–it’s because they are viewed as ‘public private schools.’ There’s a hierarchy...
View ArticleNothing in Movement Conservatism Makes Sense Except in the Light of...
With apologies to Theodosius Dobzhanksy. Amanda Marcotte describes what happens when the Gish Gallop collides with reproductive health: Conservative: I don’t want to pay for your abortifacients!...
View ArticleHow You Know the Philosophy of Education ‘Reform’ Is Bankrupt
Because this is clearly the fault of teachers unions and low expectations (boldface mine): In November 2013 the Texas State Board of Education adopted new science standards for its textbooks that will...
View ArticleThe Theocratic Right and Teacher Tenure
As we’ve discussed many times here, that education ‘reformers’ have nothing to say about the infiltration of creationism into school curricula–and even align themselves who those who either cynically...
View ArticleNothing in Movement Conservativism Makes Sense Except in the Light of...
Amidst all of the blather about the ‘libertarian moment‘ and the ‘reformicons’ (DOES REIHAN SALAM TURN INTO A FIGHTER JET?), it’s worth remembering that conservatism isn’t defined by what some high-end...
View ArticleYou Know Who Else Banned the Teaching of Evolution?
No, not Hitler, ISIL (boldface mine): The new Mosul curriculum, allegedly issued by al-Baghdadi himself, stresses that any reference to the republics of Iraq or Syria must be replaced with “Islamic...
View ArticleDoes Teh Stoopid Have an Asymptote?
In response to a National Review article somehow blaming the NFL’s problems on Obama (?!?), over at the Great Orange Satan, Hunter wonders if we will ever reach peak stupid (boldface mine): I keep...
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