January 15, 2008 – William M. Briggs

Ralph Peters gets his stats right: the New York Times purposely misleads

I'm a veteran and haven't killed anybody in years. But if you read the New York Times you'd be right to worry that I might. The Sunday, 13 January 2008,…

Fun

This is what happens when you allow actors to speak without a script

From the video where Mr Cruise identifies scientologists:? "You can see the look in their eyes, you know the ones who are doing it. And you know the spectators, the…

Philosophy

What can we learn about global warming from poor reporting?

From today's Syndney Morning Herald comes the headline: "Global warming to impact health". First, by impact the reporter almost certainly means influence, a more accurate, but far less energetic and…

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