Daily Archives: January 23, 2015

Bummer: The Earth Is Totally Going To Take Revenge For Hotcoldwetdry

Question: do you think this headline came from a supermarket tabloid or a real newspaper? The U.S. has caused more global warming than any other country. Here’s how the Earth will get its revenge. There was a time not too long ago when schlock like that would appear in places like the National Enquirer and […]

If All You See…

…is a white privilege sport which will disappear because Someone Else refuses to stop their fossil fueled travel, you might just be a Warmist The blog of the day is A View From The Beach, with a post on emotional science. Seriously, did you think I could possibly ignore the awesomeness of Ms. Canada?

Warmist Jonathan Chait Wants To Disqualify Skeptics From Holding Office

Because tolerance for other opinions, you know Why Climate-Science Denialism Should Disqualify Anyone From Holding Office …. The media’s instinct is to dismiss votes like those from last night as mere gestures in empty symbolism. Yet, while the vote did not change any policy outcomes, it ought to carry far more weight than a simple […]

Eugene Robinson: What Is GOP Thinking With Abortion Bill?

It’s actually rather rare, probably to the tune of “Never”, that I agree with the Washington Post’s Eugene Robinson. Perhaps not necessarily on the deep substance, but the idea What is the GOP thinking? There they go again. Given control of Congress and the chance to frame an economic agenda for the middle class, the […]

Should Bakers Be Forced To Put Anti-Gay Messages On Cakes?

Frosting for thought Colorado baker faces complaint for refusing anti-gay message on cake A dispute over a cake in Colorado raises a new question about gay rights and religious freedom: If bakers can be fined for refusing to serve married gay couples, can they also be punished for declining to make a cake with anti-gay […]

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