Missouri Republicans. I hate Missouri Republicans.

(via Pharyngula) HOUSE BILL NO. 213 INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVES CUNNINGHAM (86) (Sponsor) AND RUESTMAN (Co-sponsor). … (1) The report required in this subsection shall address the specific measures taken by the institution to ensure and promote intellectual diversity and academic freedom. The report may include steps taken by the institution to: (a) Conduct a study … Continue reading “Missouri Republicans. I hate Missouri Republicans.”

Radical Cleric Jerry Falwell says something stupid and Glenn Beck is an idiot

(via Media Matters for America) On the March 8 edition of CNN Headline News' Glenn Beck, Rev. Jerry Falwell baselessly suggested that 18-year-old Sulejman Talovic, who shot nine people at a Salt Lake City mall in February, was a “radical Islamic terrorist,” before adding, “[b]ut the press never mentions that — most of the press … Continue reading “Radical Cleric Jerry Falwell says something stupid and Glenn Beck is an idiot”

American political conservatism impedes the understanding of science

(via Pharyngula) (click for larger image)The percentage of respondents believing in human evolution is plotted simultaneously against political view (conservative, moderate, liberal), education (high school or less, some college, graduate school), and respondent’s religious denomination (fundamentalist or not). Belief in evolution rises along with political liberalism, independently of control variables. I’m not terribly surprised by … Continue reading “American political conservatism impedes the understanding of science”

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