Ron Bailey deconstructs the application of the precautionary principle to the Large Hadron Collider: [T]he empirical evidence is that the universe has been running trillions of these high-energy physics “experiments”...
Over at Slate, David Haglund attempts to make the case that the Big Lebowski works as an anticipation of the perfidy of the neocons: Watching The Big Lebowski in 2008,...
I duly note Damir’s concerns about McCain-Palin’s scary Georgia statements. And yet I note that Palin studiously avoided mentioning a military response or a military presence, unless one were to...
I’ve intentionally restrained myself from posting more about this silliness, but I have to say I don’t really see how this explanation improves the situation: “Keep in mind, technically, had...
Screw the LHC. This is the greatest scientific discovery since, well, bacon itself: Bacon salt is a zero calorie, zero fat, vegetarian and Kosher seasoning that makes everything taste like...
Anne Applebaum notes that Sarah Palin breaks the Hillary mold of the powerful woman politician, but not just in the narrow ideological sense: In the end, though, it is not...
