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In Which Charles Murray Defends Trump’s Racism with Class Warfare

Well, Nathan Bedford Forrest and Karl Marx were contemporaries
207CuriousLurker
February 2016
LOL, oh the melodrama—Godwin even! Drama Llama

It has not gone without widespread notice that Donald Trump explicitly (and implicitly) appeals to bigotry and xenophobia, yet this criticism has not appeared to slow down Trump’s support among the GOP primary process. Support for Trump’s campaign from the think tanks of Republicanism has been limited, perhaps because the …

Climate Change Landmark of 400 PPM of CO2: More Evidence From 3 Million Years Ago

Yes, it’s going to get warmer
248klys (maker of Silmarils)
May 2013
re: #243 Lidane I used it when practicing for my defense, since Skype wants you to pay to enable screen sharing. I could do it for free there, so I sat at my computer and gave practice runthroughs of my ...

One Third (?!) of PA High School Science Teachers Believe in Creationism - And Some Teach It

Let’s not ‘cram’ science into our children!
287Tigger2005
April 2013
re: #46 Feline Fearless Leader The response to Sputnik may have been motivated partly by irrational fear, but it was still a RATIONAL response. Today, the response would be, "We're not prayin' enough, and we're believin' the evolution and not ...

Inhofe and Monckton Bring the Theocratic, Creationist Texas Eagle Forum to the UN to Deny Climate Change

The Anti-Christ created climate change to send America to Hell?
32unproven innocence
December 2012
Semi-OT: Cadet quits, cites overt religion at West Point Excerpt: Another: Best wishes, Mr. Page.

Republican Dominated Indiana State Senate Committee Votes for Creationism in Schools

Yes, it never dies
440Mr Secul
January 2012
re: #30 Robert O. re: #30 Robert O. I think we are seeing that which will be unfortunate for the US and for the rest of the world because of America's current pivotal role in the world's economy. The transition ...

Yes, Gingrich and Other Republicans are Delusional About Oil

Just one more on the list of today’s GOP’s favorite delusions
60wheat-dogg, raker of forests, master of steam
December 2011
One thing the drill-baby-drill crowd fails to mention is the added cost of reaching those reserves will inevitably raise the price of oil for consumers. Not that they care about how it will affect the consumers ... It's basic supply-and-demand. ...

Fox News Poll on Creationism and Prayer - Legitimizing Delusions in American Politics?

Are Americans really as delusional as Fox News portrays?
110Reality Based Steve
September 2011
In regards to the numbers on the Evolution issue, the numbers for "Evolution as outlined by Darwin..." are actually a bit higher than the historical trend over time Gallup polls on Evolution 1982-2010. I agree that the "Both" is a ...

August Jobs and Unemployment, Digging Deeper Than The Pundits

Life in the United States is not about who is President
75(I Stand By What I Said Whatever It Was)
September 2011
It is economically when wages are stagnant or declining or even not increasing proportionally to the decreasing labor force participation rate. Under any circumstances it is socially, because the result is relatively less people with labor based income having to ...