Conservation biologists are currently in another civil war over the meaning of the field. In short, should conservation be concerned more with humans or should it be concerned more with biodiversity? I find these conversations frustrating because they are so either/or. In other words, they...
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Here we have yet another article on the decline of the middle class, by which of course the author actually means the words you can't say in America--the working class..
Look who's back to defend the indefensible -- Mr. John Yoo: As a member of the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel at the time of the 9/11 attacks, I thought that the CIA’s proposed interrogation methods were within the bounds of the law—just barely....
The ABA has put up 509 disclosure forms for 2014. A few preliminary tidbits for possible discussion: (1) ABA schools enrolled 37,924 1Ls this year. This is the lowest total.
Paul Voosen has an interesting article at National Geographic that wonders why there has not been more known cancer clusters develop given the nation's long history of toxicity. There's no.
What can we tell about organic farms from the air? These aerial photos are intended to show the problems with large organic animal farms. They convey an image of industrial farming that the organic movement was intended to reject. A couple of key points missing...
Shorter Verbatim Charles Murray: " If you are drunk or high, to what degree can you say you are a victim when something bad happens to you? A question to.
What happens to the Corleone family if Sonny lives?
Everything in your home will kill you. But especially if you use gasoline to clean your clothes. That might not be a good idea.
I get that conservatives hate the idea of free higher education for all. What an unspeakable horror, that the poor would have equal access as the rich. What I think.
Willa Brown published a piece in the Atlantic yesterday on "lumbersexuality" and a crisis of masculinity. By lumbersexuality, Brown means the logger fetish a certain subset of bearded hipster men.