Skeptophilia

In case you still needed something about the current state of affairs in the United States to be distressed about, two days ago the Trump ad...

I try not to ring the changes on the same topic too often, but sometimes I simply have no choice. A few days ago, I described how my most-...

For today's post, we will focus our attention on a Skeptophilia  frequent flyer -- Representative Lamar Smith, who is narrowly edged out...

In the early 1930s, a cadre of scientists in Germany saw the handwriting on the wall with respect to the rising forces of German nationalism...

I can't remember when I've ever been this worried about our capacity for seriously fucking up the world we live in. Strong words, ...

I'm increasingly appreciating the quip that if "con" is the opposite of "pro," then "congress" is the oppo...

First, we had Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper imposing a rule on scientists mandating that their research pass government approval (...

At what point does choosing to ignore the facts cross the line into being morally responsible for what happens? Because I think we've ...

Out of consideration for my readers, I try not to ring changes on the same topics too often, especially in rapid succession.  But today I ha...

Here in the United States, we have a fine old tradition of electing people to public office who are entirely unqualified to fulfill their du...

There is nothing like blatant hypocrisy to put me in a blood-boiling rage. It's even worse when the hypocrisy is coupled with mealy-mo...

In 1633, Galileo Galilei was put on trial by the Inquisition in Rome for his claim that the Earth went around the Sun, not the other way ar...

It is a minor mystery why someone would volunteer for a job (s)he is clearly unqualified to do. For example, I would not volunteer for my ...