Category: Culture
Academic Freedom Resolutions — For Darwin Day, Another Valuable Option for Citizen Activists
You may already know about academic freedom bills — such as those passed in Louisiana in 2008 and Tennessee in 2012.
Vote in Toledo to Grant Lake Erie “Rights”
Lake Erie would be able to sue whenever any enterprise engaged in activities that the most radical environmentalist in the city opposed.
When It Comes to Origins Science, Is PNAS Really “Ready When You Are”?
Kevin Williamson imagines that scientists are free to “slug it out” in journals and other academic settings, so that the truth reliably emerges.
State Science Standards and You: Utah in Focus
While discussions of science standards are often couched in bureaucratic-sounding language, the impact of these policies can be profound.
On Free Choice, Consider the Compatibilist Option
Jerry Coyne thinks that criminals don’t have a “choice.” (What are those quotation marks doing there?)