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When my book Icons of Evolution was published in 2000, critics greeted it with rave reviews. I have been truly amazed at the outpouring of warmth from some of my fellow scientists, who have been trying to outdo each other in the superlatives they bestow on my work. In my case, however, “rave review” doesn’t mean extravagant praise, but wild Read More ›

Why is the stock market still depressed? In one word, Washington. The Washington political class has engaged in a steady stream of actions and proposals over the last few months that would depress any economy and investor. To explain this, I shall begin with a digression. Last month, the president decided to honor the great Nobel Prize-winning economist, Milton Friedman. Read More ›

Original Article– Division head to remain after row over controversial removal A Mississippi University for Women educator who believed she was removed as a division head after voicing alternative views on evolution is back at her post. University President Claudia Limbert said Nancy Bryson’s removal had nothing to do with her lecture questioning the Darwinian theory of evolution, but she Read More ›

Which option (“A” or “B”) represents your view? “A. Biology teachers should teach only Darwin’s theory of evolution and the scientific evidence that supports it.” “B. Biology teachers should teach Darwin’s theory of evolution, but also the scientific evidence against it.” Only 15 percent of adults nationally, according to a 2001 Zogby poll, agree with “A,” while 71 percent agree Read More ›

Is all human cloning wrong? Should doctors be allowed to kill people in permanent comas and harvest their organs? Would it be moral to deny expensive medical procedures to the seriously ill and disabled in order to provide health coverage for the uninsured? Do elderly people have a duty to die to spare their families and communities the financial and Read More ›

Original Article(AgapePress) – A university professor said she was asked to resign for introducing elite students to flaws in Darwinian thought, and she now says academic freedom at her school is just a charade. During a recent honors forum at Mississippi University for Women (MUW), Dr. Nancy Bryson gave a presentation titled “Critical Thinking on Evolution” — which covered alternate Read More ›

OLYMPIA — Increasingly popular passenger trains rumble between Portland and Seattle four times a day as the upgraded Amtrak Cascades service continues to attract business travelers, sightseers and Mariners fans seeking an alternative to airports and Interstate 5. Ridership has risen sixfold in the past eight years, turning the 466-mile Eugene-to-Vancouver, B.C., corridor into one of Amtrak’s fastest-growing services. Rider Read More ›

A recent Zogby International poll found that 65 percent of Ohioans believe “Biology teachers should teach Darwin’s theory of evolution, but also the scientific evidence against it.” Only 19 percent favored biology teachers teaching just Darwin’s theory and only that evidence which supports it. What do these numbers mean? On the most obvious level, for every one Ohioan who wants Read More ›