Denialism

Category: Wasting your time

  • Let’s Just Hope There’s No Lead in Your Toys Until 2010

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    The toy companies that moved their production to China in order to save money apparently didn’t calculate the full costs of offshoring. Testing their products for lead is just too expensive, they argue. They have successfully lobbied to delay lead testing rules for children’s toys. Joseph Pereira and Melanie Trottman of the Journal report: Under…

  • SF Chron: Ignore the Anti-Abortion Protestors

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    In good Denialism blog form, the San Francisco Chronicle’s C. W. Nevius has urged readers to just ignore this week’s anti-abortion protest in San Francisco. He makes a good point: This is the fifth year in San Francisco for the “Walk for Life.” Bolstered by supporters who are bused in from all over – this…

  • It’s Just Crazytalk in the Journal

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    If you want to get an idea of how crazy the Wall Street Journal editorial board is, read Friday’s oped by their senior economist, Stephen Moore. The title itself says a lot: ‘Atlas Shrugged’: From Fiction to Fact in 52 Years.” Some years ago when I worked at the libertarian Cato Institute, we used to…

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  • Welcome to Culture Dish!

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    I couldn’t be more thrilled to see that Rebecca Skloot has joined scienceblogs. I remember reading her article on HeLa cells and thinking it was the best science writing I’d ever read. So, sorry for the late announcement and welcome to Rebecca!

  • Merry Xmas!

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    As many of you may know, I’m not a Christian. That’s right, the whole Jesus thing kinda passed my by. It’s not that I have anything against your Lord, I just don’t give him much thought. Except now. This is the time of year when people wish me a Merry Christmas, then back peddle, embarrassed,…

  • Science-free holiday post–FOOD!

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    OK, this is a meme that I’ve always wanted to do (at least since this morning). It will involve no tagging, no involuntary contributions, just some cool info sharing. We all have favorite restaurants, places we can drop in for a favorite meal. What I’m interested in is not the best gourmet places, but the…

  • Two Developments in DTC Drug Marketing

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    Jeanne Whalen of the Journal reports that European officials are taking a step towards allowing drug marketing: The European Commission proposed legislation Wednesday that would let drug companies give consumers “objective and nonpromotional” information about their medicines in print and online. Currently, drug companies can’t provide any information to European consumers, except on leaflets found…

  • Mathew Nisbet, Beneath Contempt

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    Well, Nisbet has replied to Mike, Orac and me (not to mention PAL). However his reply leaves something wanting, like, intellectual honesty. Nowhere in any of these reasoned replies is there “name-calling”. What we are arguing is for the preservation of accurate labeling of arguments that fail to meet standards of honesty. There are arguments…

  • Thanksgiving thoughts

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    This is my annual Thanksgiving post (“annual” because I wrote it last year and I’m reposting it this year. It’s companion piece is over at my old place). –PalMD It’s easy to see what Christmas means to an atheist—another day off work. What about Thanksgiving? This nominally secular holiday is practiced throughout North America by…