Today’s Guest Scrogue is Natasha Chart. BooMan pointed out that Edwards’ message isn’t resonating with the natural constituencies that you’d think it would: hyper-partisan and low income voters. I’ve heard people say […]
Kucinich a loser, NBC unfairly decides
NBC, in its infinite political wisdom, has declared that Democrat Dennis Kucinich should not be exposed to the public as a candidate for the presidency of the United States. While he may […]
An open letter to Steven Milloy
Earlier today I posted an extended analysis of the reporting, good and bad, surrounding the recent California Department of Public Health study on thimerosal and autism rates. But then I got to […]
Feminism now: the trouble with vaginas
By Ann Ivins Vaginas are big lately. From the dark and steamy netherworld of celebrity culture to the convoluted, overheated annals of politics; from the tongue-twisting exploration of an evolving sexual lexicon […]
Science, reporting and the new California report on autism and thimerosal
I’ve written in the past about the problem of bad science reporting in the US. The short version: very few American reporters have enough grounding in statistics and the sciences to accurately […]
Why, oh why, did you sell out, Matt Taibbi?
By Martin Bosworth We’re big fans of maverick political writer and gonzo journalist extraordinare Matt Taibbi here at S&R. I’ve quoted from him extensively in articulating my political philosophy, and my fellow […]
Rome on fire – Boomer bands get back together in response…
Hello. My name is Jim Booth and I’m (at least nominally) a writer for S&R. For those of you vaguely familiar with my work and wondering where I’ve been, here’s a brief […]
Indie math?
Ever run across a phrase that causes you to back up and re-read, then re-read again, trying to figure out what exactly the writer meant to say? Consider this sentence, taken from […]
Quotabull
Maybe I have liberated us to actually let women be human beings in public. … There was just a really wonderful moment there when, you know, people I think got a sense […]
The L-word: Al Sharpton and the Golf Channel eliminate racism in America
Political correctness elevates sensitivity over truth. – Bill Maher You Americans can be so silly sometimes. Take the latest flare-up of political correctness in your sports world. Kelly Tilghman, the Golf Channel […]
