The Wall Street Journal opinion page has an article about a “study” appearing in the prestigious journal Lancet that purports to estimate the number of deaths in the Iraqi war. It turns […]
Greenpeace is shocked–shocked–to discover lobbying going on
There is a belief among certain paranormal researchers—these are the guys who study mind reading, clairvoyance, etc.—that is used to explain why psychic experiments haven’t seen positive results. It is called the […]
U.S. Senate Report: Over 400 Skeptical Climate Scientists
The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works has released an addendum to its list of 400-plus scientists who express some level of skepticism about man-made global warming. I highlight this […]
Hurricane paper featured on AIR-Worldwide
Roger Pielke, Jr., who’s at the University of Colorado Center for Science Technology Policy Research, has written a year-end summary of the 2007 hurricane season. The summary appears in two places: AIR-Worldwide, […]
Now only 32.8% of people believe the polls: Did New Hampshire let us down?
Last week we looked at how the polls did in Iowa. How badly did the polls in the New Hampshire race do in yesterday’s Democrat primary? Here are the results: Candidate Zogby […]
Don Imus sidekick makes a point with a failed joke
Just heard Don Imus, who was attempting to explain why he wasn’t being sarcastic when he said “At least [George Bush] did something right” because we have not been attacked since 2001. […]
A safe, but misleading, prediction about global warming
Reuters’s, on 3 January, had this headline, “2008 to be in top 10 warmest years say forecasters.” A quote: 2008 will be slightly cooler than recent years globally but will still be […]
Asinine comparison of holocaust deniers and honest scientists
Some guy named Joel Connelly at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer has written another one of those “We must do something now” global warming articles. What makes his piece distinct is that he compares […]
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