It’s not consistent with the scientific method. I agree.
Category Archives: Media Criticism
Gun-Control Laws
…don’t reduce gun violence or suicides.
Just one more aspect of the Left’s denial of science.
Instead Of College
Eight alternatives. I did go eventually, but it was to community college first, after a gap year.
The Supreme Court
Though it’s not clear from the headline, Marco Rubio has introduced legislation to amend the Constitution to keep it at nine seats. Yes, make them vote and be on the record for all this crazy process nonsense they’re spouting on the campaign trail.
The Patriots Owner
He may get off the hook for the prostitution rap. When I heard about this, I thought it was stupid, unless he knew that there was human trafficking involved and was part of it. Prostitution laws are stupid, and much more harmful to women than consenting sales of sex.
The Media Lied, Their Credibility Died
I favored the removal of Saddam Hussein, but I thought that the Bush administration Charlie Foxtrotted the aftermath, particularly with regard to fecklessness with the mullahs. But I was also continually annoyed by the “Bush lied, people died” mantra (not to mention the “War for Oil” nonsense). The only reason WMD was even an issue is that Tony Blair demanded UN approval, which couldn’t be attained without it. Anyway, Ari Fleischer sets the record straight (again).
Clinton Cronies
One has gotten snagged by the Mueller probe, and another may be. It’s long past time.
“Progressive” Professors
…want to blacklist academics who write for Quillette.
[Update a few minutes later]
Speaking of Quillette, “Why We Should Read Marx.”
The Younger Dryas
It was apparently much worse than we thought:
As Kennett noted in a recent article in The Current (a university press maintained by UCSB), the crater would have led to widespread destruction, characterized by biomass burning, megafaunal extinctions and global cooling. “It’s much more extreme than I ever thought when I started this work,” he said. “The more work that has been done, the more extreme it seems.”
The discovery was made possible by a Chilean group of scientists who were studying sediment layers at the well-know Quaternary paleontological and archaeological site, known as Pilauco Bajo. Years ago, these scientists recognized changes in the sediment record that were associated with the YDB impact event.These included a “black mat” layer that coincides with the disappearance of South American megafauna fossils and human artifacts dated to the Pleistocene (12,800 years ago), indicating a severe shift in the climate. This was a major find since the vast majority of evidence for the YDB Impact has been found in the northern hemisphere.
Imagine that happening today. And here we’re obsessing over two degrees Celsius.
Better get moving on that vital SLS, so we can protect ourselves. #NotReally
The AR-15
Yes, the gun-control case against it is full of lies. As he notes, this isn’t about the AR-15; it’s about banning all semi-auto rifles, if not all semi-auto guns, if not all guns. That’s always their ultimate goal, because they know that an armed society is a free one.