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Another Poll Shows Science Losing Fans

To quote (roughly) a line from Jurassic Park: "You were so concerned about figuring out if you could, you forgot to ask if you should." That might be a big part of this polling figure: > Another interesting poll result from the University of Virginia . . . has to do

Gays in Africa

Helping Africa's gay problem. WaPo this morning implicitly rejoices in Namibia's new openness to homosexuality [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/23/AR2005102301163.html] : > Un-African. Un-Christian. Anti-family. Witchcraft. > In many African countries, being gay is considered all of those things. It

Warfare is Down

JPII cautiously predicted a bright future for the 21st century. Among popes, he was the most pacifistic. Perhaps a new study supports his hope and his pacifism: > Widespread fears about a world in a perpetual state of war are unfounded, a study says today. It emphasises that the number

Who's Bluffing? Who'll Blink First?

> Sen. Chuck Schumer yesterday blasted a major international drug company for "putting profits ahead of world safety" – demanding it suspend its patent on a drug that has proved successful in fighting deadly bird flu. . . > "Roche is putting its profits ahead of world safety and I

Nazis and Gang Bangers Don't Mix

Nazis gather to protest against inner-city gangs. What could possibly go wrong? > A crowd protesting a white supremacists' march Saturday turned violent, throwing baseball-sized rocks at police, vandalizing vehicles and stores, and setting fire to a neighborhood bar, authorities said. . . > At least two dozen members of the

Bankruptcy Scare

This strikes me as a classic case of consumer advocacy scare tactics: > A requirement of the new bankruptcy law that sends Americans into credit counseling before they can erase their debts is drawing criticism from consumer advocates, bankruptcy lawyers and financial educators, who are concerned that the creditors are

Those Crazy Dutch!

> The Netherlands is likely to become the first country in Europe to ban the burka, under government proposals that would bring in some of the toughest curbs on Muslim clothing in the world [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,13509-1823334_1,00.html]. I don't object

Ya Think?

From the files of Dr. Obvious: An excerpt from a story about three white New Orleans cops beating a black man: > Although the [police] spokesman denied race was an issue, the fact that Mr Davis was African-American and the police were mostly white may result in accusations of racism.

Porn Sunday

It's an event performed by an organization that calls itself xxxchurch.com. I can't vouch for it, but it certainly sounds like these people are onto something. If we're going to kill the scourge of pornography, I suspect it'll take something like

Holding Parents Accountable

Great Britain is starting to take measures against hooligan children and to make parents more responsible. Perhaps we could do that in our inner cities. Then again, the ACLU types wouldn't approve of restraining orders on "the children." > Problem children are to be targeted under