Denialism

Month: August 2007

  • Maybe Newdow was right

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    Fighting the “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance seemed like such a folly a year or so ago, but then Texas reminds us of just how pushy the religious can be. Texas students will have four more words to remember when they head back to class this month and begin reciting the state’s pledge…

  • Wait, what?

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    Democrats, empowered by their victories last November and in response by a nation-wide desire to hold the presidency accountable vote to expand warrantless wiretapping. Wait, what?

  • Cap One Finally Stops Lowering Your Credit Score

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    Chris
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    For all the encomia made by banking industry lobbyists to the value of the “free flow of information,” one finds examples where the industry restricts information sharing when it benefits them. Capital One was one of the worst offenders. It’s complex, but the company was restricting information flow in such a way that it lowered…

  • If this holds up Obama will be my hero

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    Slate has a story by John Dickerson about how Obama has rejected the weasel tactic invented, or at least perfected, by Bush for avoiding questions. To hide the fact that they’re hiding something, candidates elevate their refusal to a virtue. “One of the jobs of a president is being very reasoned in approaching these issues,”…

  • Wendy’s: CSPI’s Calorie Menu Misuses Wendy’s Trademark

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    Chris
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    In the bogus legal claims department, one finds this blub from Consumerist. What’s the deal here? A pretty aggressive consumer group, the Center for Science in the Public Interest, created model menu for Wendy’s that demonstrates how the “restaurant” can display calorie information. It’s pretty clear, and very useful. Of course, Wendy’s hates this stuff.…

  • Skeptics’ Circle Number 66 – Summary of Abstracts

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    MarkH
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    Welcome to the 66th meeting of the International Society of Skeptics. Abstracts from attendees: Straw Men and Circular Reasoning Author: Skeptico Introduction The problem of debunking crop circles persists despite many previous valiant efforts (See Sagan, C.S. Demon Haunted World). Results In this study the author evaluates current research into the formation of crop circles.…

  • The New Animal Rights Tactic to Suppress Research – lawsuits

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    Janet points us to this AP article about how the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine –aka PETA pretending to be doctors (less than 5% of them are actually doctors) – is now suing UCSF over reported violations of the animal welfare act. I’m sure this is as noble as their attempts to smear McDonalds, or…