Creationism Makes a Comeback
The wave of Republican victories in state legislatures has led to a more favorable environment for creationist friendly legislation to advance. Most of those bills will die in committee but one that...
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Perry Nomination Will Alienate Young and Educated Voters
In an AP interview on Saturday, Rick Perry managed to swiftly steer into two topics – gay marriage and evolution – on which his views will likely alienate young and educated voters should he make it...
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Can Conservatives and Scientists Get Along?
Last week, Chris Mooney, science blogger and author of The Republican War on Science, asked David Frum to come on the “Point of Inquiry” podcast to discuss conservatives and science, and David was...
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Ask About Evolution at the GOP Debate
Jon Huntsman has decided to set himself apart from a large part of the GOP field by affirmatively declaring on twitter that he believes evolution and climate change are real: To be clear. I believe in...
View ArticleIf it’s Perry: Anti-Science Label Sticks
If Rick Perry is the nominee, we will hear stepped-up criticism that there is a Republican “war on science,” that the GOP is anti-intellectual and antipathetic to facts and analysis. Such criticism...
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No Need for Christians to Fear Science
There was a college media convention in Orlando at the end of October, and I was one of the people giving a presentation on how college media and college administrators have some built-in tension with...
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