I just received an email from a reader and friend who has a PhD in bioengineering, focusing on biowarfare defense. She's thinking about the flu vaccine issue. Frankly, I have to confess I had no idea this was such a big public health issue (perhaps...
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In perusing recent excellent posts at Alas, A Blog and Body and Soul on abortion rates and presidencies, a thought occurs to me. If we were to take the view that abortion.
This is a great trick. I wonder how often it happens? The really strange thing, though, is that these arguments really aren't any less plausible than the ones generally offered.
Michael Berube has a good review of the strangely gripping piece of science fiction published by the New York Times today. I'm not really a big fan of the genre, but I quite liked it, and I'm sure my co-bloggers will be very keen: There’s a weird...
"When I criticized John Edwards for gratuitously mentioning Dick Cheney's gay daughter, I got lots of email suggesting that Edwards was simply being nice. Sorry, that won't fly after Kerry.
Completely routine 2-out groundball hit to Derek Jeter. He doesn't have to move. Any decent college shortstop makes the play easily. He boots it. "How will that be scored? It.
As part of her invaluable roundup of reactionaries making their first and last argument in favor of gay rights, World O' Crap cuts to the heart of the issue with the title/introduction of said post: Jenna and NotJenna Are Heterosexuals! There, I said it! I now...
The next issue of PS will contain 7 election models, 6 of which predict a Bush victory. I don't think this should influence expectations at all (remember, almost all predicted a solid.
As readers of this blog know, I (like many people) was outraged by the attempts to gin up a "scandal" over Kerry's invocation of Mary Cheney. If you have any.
I never thought I'd write that, but James Wolcott is on Norville right now discussing O'Reilly. This should be pure gold... ...alas, he was on with two wankers who resemble network executives on The Simpsons, who talked a lot about "branding." By the way, Ailes makes a...
I have to admit it--I like Ken Burns's Baseball. Sure, you could get to the 7th tape without being told that St. Louis even has a team. Yeah, it's pervaded by.
Those who would enjoy watching the Christians against the lions so long as the lions are liberals can hear Paul Krugman debate Hair Club For Growth President Stephen Moore here.