2 Timothy 1:7: “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” James Dobson and the Christian Right activists at […]
Dobson's election strategy: Focus on the Family Fear
The Weekly Carboholic: So much for the "1970s cooling consensus" myth
70’s “cooling consensus” never existed Antarctica’s Larsen C ice shelf to be studied Efficiency created 1.46 million California jobs Memo: CO2, wildlife conflicts of interest OK Rolls-Royce developing efficient new propeller engines […]
Dear Joe the Plumber: if you wind up paying more taxes, you're an idiot (update #2)
by JS O’Brien Dear Joe the Plumber, Welcome to your 15 minutes of fame. It’s not everyone who gets his name mentioned 286 times in a presidential debate. If you haven’t already, […]
The debate that never happened, but should have: Science Debate 2008
Back in February, Andrew Revkin, climate and environment reporter for the New York Times (and fellow SEJ member) wrote in his DotEarth blog that there were a number of people and organizations […]
Global Carbon Project says 2007 CO2 emission higher than worst-case IPCC estimate
The Global Carbon Project (GPC) released its Climate Trends 2007 update, and there’s some sobering news within the latest update: The concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere was 383 parts […]
Gov. Palin and the press: Micheal Deaver redux
In some grand Rovian afterlife, the late Michael Deaver, Republican image machinator extraordinaire, is smiling, even laughing. You remember Mr. Deaver, don’t you? As the White House deputy chief of staff during […]
Pro-Life, Pro-Obama: is it possible?
That’s the debate I’ve been having with an old college friend whom I’ve recently reconnected with.He’s become a Catholic since we knew one another back in the ‘80s, and is a deep-thinking, […]
Who's gonna run the government? Tell us, please. Now.
Yo, Barack! Hey, John! I know you’ve been busy, cruising around the country, giving those same ol’ stump speeches over and over again. (Doncha get tired of that? We sure do.) Park […]
A truth is a truth is a truth, isn't it?
Y’know, these days, so many people with so many different motives are trying to tell me in so many ways what the “truth” is that I wonder whether I’d recognize a “truth” […]
Daily Brushback: So you say you want war with Russia? Some follow-up questions for Palin
by JS O’Brien Sarah Palin told ABC’s Charles Gibson yesterday that she favors admitting Georgia and the Ukraine, both on Russia’s borders, to NATO. When Gibson asked her if she would go […]
