Jay Fitzgerald backs Steve Bailey (and so do I). You really have to wonder sometimes what’s going on with our Federal authorities. Brendan adds a good philosophical point, however: In a sense, it’s interesting that in general the liberal side of the political spectrum in the US right now is in favor of lighter punishments… Continue reading

Cool Science Gossip Kenneth Miller was speaking this evening at Boston College’s Clavius Symposium on Faith, Mathematics and Science, and I was lucky enough to hear about the event straight from Ken and get there in time for his talk. I’ve corresponded with him by email, read his book and seen his recorded appearances at… Continue reading

Mike Dunford has a good post on genes and their role in determining human evolution: As you can see, different genes can have different genealogies even within a single biological genealogy. That’s why it’s not only possible but also unsurprising that the mitochondrial gene genealogy that traced back to “mitochondrial eve” and the Y-chromosome genealogy… Continue reading

Rod Dreher on Cardinal Mahony: And you know, his job is safe. That’s the thing that I cannot understand, and never will understand about the Catholic Church: why the Vatican continues to allow malfeasants like Mahony to remain in office. John Paul removed Bishop Gaillot, a far-left French bishop, for (thoroughly justified) theological reasons. But… Continue reading

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