Liberation Online
Original Article Basking in the sun by the Al Hamra Hotel swimming pool, a Spanish journalist complained to me that “all my editors want is blood, blood, blood. No context. No politics.” Such editors are cruising to be scooped by such local Iraqi blogs as Iraq the Model, which last summer debunked a Los Angeles Times story on the departure Read More ›
Death Duties
Preaching Eugenics Religious Leaders and the American Eugenics Movementby Christine RosenOxford University Press, 296 pp., $35 EUGENICS—now, there’s one of those words that has a dated, distant sound: a remnant of Victorian arrogance that got taken up by the Nazis and made an excuse for murder. But that is ancient history. We would never stoop to such evil. We have Read More ›
When Is Cloning not “Cloning”?
John Kerry has a well-deserved reputation for waffling and attempting to get on every side of every issue. Now, he’s done it again by signing up as a co-sponsor (along with Senators Orin Hatch and Dianne Feinstein) of what could be called the Human Cloning Legalization and Legitimization Act of 2003 (S. 303). The legislation isn’t really called that. Such Read More ›
Cleaning Kevin’s Clock
In this issue of Bandwidth, Senior Fellow John Wohlstetter reviews new figures on broadband deployment and how President Bush’s policies on telecom may affect the industry. Mr. Wohlstetter also reviews telecommunications policies under President Reagan.
Wired magazine reporter criticized for agenda driven reporting
SEATTLE, OCT. 13 — Wired has now gone where no pure science magazine has gone before. In an apparent effort to boost the magazine’s sex appeal, the latest issue wades into the imaginative world of science fiction. “We applaud their move into Sci-Fi,” says Rob Crowther, director of communications for the Center for Science & Culture at Discovery Institute, referring to Read More ›
Debating Design
This Cambridge University Press volume, co-edited by leading design theorist William Dembski, and leading Darwinist philosopher of science Michael Ruse, provides perspectives from scholars on many sides of the ID-debate. The book provides a perfect template for those who would be interested in a comprehensive approach to biological origins in schools: it contains essays by proponents of Darwinism, self-organization, and Read More ›
Agents Under Fire
In the first study of its kind, Agents Under Fire defends a robust notion of agency and intentionality against eliminative and naturalistic alternatives, showing the interconnections between the philosophy of mind, theology, and Intelligent Design. Menuge argues that Behe’s irreducible complexity is a challenge to reductionism not only in biology, but also in psychology, and shows the inability of the Darwinian psychology Read More ›
Icons of Evolution — A Study Guide
Are students learning the whole truth about Darwin’s theory of evolution? According to a growing number of scientists, the surprising answer is no Some scientists now claim that many of the most famous Icons of Evolution, including Darwin’s Tree of Life, finches from the Galapagos Islands, and embryos that look remarkably similar, are based on outdated research and sloppy logic. Read More ›
Ohio’s Model Lesson Plan on “Critical Analysis of Evolution”
In March 2004 the Ohio State Board of Education adopted a model lesson plan for use in Ohio public schools on the “Critical Analysis of Evolution.” This lesson plan implements a benchmark in Ohio’s state science standards that requires students to be able to “Describe how scientists continue to investigate and critically analyze aspects of evolutionary theory.” Click here to Read More ›