Unfortunately, the celebrity philosopher craze did not end with the death of Jacques Derrida. The latest raves are for academic bullshit artist, Slavoj Zizek, from Slovenia, who is every bit of the bill. (I’m reading one of his collections now.) He knows how to be ‘outrageous’ for the sake of drawing attention, careful to mix… Continue reading

Paul Gross eviscerates David Berlinksi’s latest book. I have to say, of all the writers on the Discovery Institute’s payroll, Berlinski to my mind is the most depressing. His Tour of the Calculus was a wonderful book. Since then, it is as though he was replaced by some horrible simulacrum. He must truly believe his… Continue reading

The Long Arm of Terror My wife and I are in Montreal over the Thanksgiving holiday. My father-in-law, who was diagnosed several weeks ago with normal pressure hydrocephalus, had undergone neurosurgery, and after several worrisome weeks has shown a rapidly advancing recovery. So this Thanksgiving we have had something to be truly grateful for. And… Continue reading

From a conservative professor at University of Denver to David Frum: I find it astonishing that conservatives can discuss the election results and their path back to power without addressing the right wing’s increasing estrangement from science. Religious conservatives have refused to acknowledge that evolution is the cornerstone of biological sciences and that the earth… Continue reading

Good news for Publishing Industry newshounds: Pat Holt is back, in blog format.