Archive | July 23, 2007

What are they supporting…? Russell Simmons and Al Sharpton loud on Vick, mum on Jena…

So. Russell Simmons, Al Sharpton, and PETA have all signed a letter condemning dog fighting and calling Mike Vick out for his indictment in a dog fighting ring. Well and good. Dog fighting is reprehensible and calling out Vick for his participation in and connection to the sport is a reasonable act for two men […]

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Anti-global heating claims – a reasonably thorough debunking

[Updated 12/12/07: Added myth #21, since ice cores show CO2 increasing after temperature increases in the past, it must be occuring this time too.] [Updated 9/15/07: Added myths #19 & #20, climate predictions aren't possible and volcanoes emit more CO2 than people, respectively] The Earth is heating up, and human beings burning fossil fuels are […]

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When titans clash: Google vs. AT&T for America’s Internet future

By Martin Bosworth The Federal Communications Commission recently announced plans to auction off portions of the wireless spectrum in order to raise money for the government. Although supporters of net neutrality and broadband access wanted the spectrum to remain open in order to build a national wireless broadband network, it was generally expected that incumbent […]

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The Plame Affair: a quartet of betrayals

Scholars & Rogues presents another guest post from Russ Wellen, an editor at Freezerbox. -=- Shed no tears for Valerie Plame. It’s easy to tell by the radiant smile on her face when she’s out in public that, despite the designation “fair game” that Karl Rove slapped on her in a conversation with Chris Matthews, […]

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