On the 197th anniversary of his birth, I think it’s important to reflect on these thoughtful words of Charles Darwin: “To my mind it accords better with what we know of the laws impressed on matter by the Creator, that the production and extinction of the past and present inhabitants of the world should have… Continue reading

Further Irony Dept. “Betty was disconcerted by lesbianism, leery of abortion and ultimately concerned for the men whose ancient privileges she feared were being eroded. Betty was actually very feminine, very keen on pretty clothes and very responsive to male attention, of which she got rather more than you might think. The world will be… Continue reading

Will the Palm become a Pod? Speculation that Apple plans to buy handheld maker Palm has been revived by a call from two leading Palm investors for the company to be put up for sale, according to the local paper of both companies. Mike Nelson, who owns eight per cent of Palm shares, argued that… Continue reading

Irony Dept. An American liberal writing in the New York Times Magazine tells, apparently without regret, how he pressured his teenage daughter to have an abortion until she gave in with the words, “I don’t have a choice.” (Here is the Weekly Standard article on the subject. The NYTM story itself is subscription only.)

The Tragedy of Michael Behe: Although I was not there to see him, the transcripts of his appearance at the Kitzmiller trial make for compelling, almost tragic reading, transpiring with steadfast quasi-delusional self-assurance as the testimony unfolded into a progressively more predictable humiliating fiasco. This impression was reinforced when Behe confidently stated, on the ID-the-Future… Continue reading