So, the Boston Red Sox bid adieu to Theo Epstein, courtesy of the town’s worst hack: As another man once said, “all this negativity that’s in this town sucks.” As any Boston sports fan knows, Shaughnessy’s column was just the latest in an interminable string of ad hominem attacks, veiled and unveiled. He did it… Continue reading
The Discovery Institute. Not just dishonest. Turns out…they’re spineless, too: Now that a fifth expert has backed out of the Dover district’s court battle, a rift is widening between defense attorneys and the primary pro-intelligent-design organization in the country.
The Wisdom of Mother Basil: Mother Basil would not have liked the intelligent design people. She would have felt that they bring religion into disrepute. What kind of religion is it that wants to enter the science class? Good for Mother Basil.
How about a little something to cheer you up as you get off the subway today? As for the small size of the weapons and the notion that they can be detonated by one person, those claims also been authoritatively dismissed. The only U.S. government official to publicly admit seeing a suitcase-sized nuclear device is… Continue reading
Glenn Reynolds, with some much needed clarity, on the Libby case and its implications. Here: THE BIG LOSER in the Libby affair, it would seem to me, is the CIA. At least it will be if anyone pays attention. Consider: Assuming that Valerie Plame was some sort of genuinely covert operative — something that’s not… Continue reading