Month: November 2007

Irreducible Complexity, Reduced

I’ll admit up front that I’m no scientist. I got as far as physical science in high school, took botany and geology in college, and never looked back once I’d taken all the science I needed to graduate. So,...

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No Permanent Bases

I heard a statement from Barack Obama in his Meet the Press Interview on Sunday that is very important to me.  He said “there will be no permanent bases.”  Personally, I think that this is the most...

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Red Meat May Not be Safe to Eat

You went to the supermarket, looking for some fresh hamburger. You picked a package that had meat with a nice red color to it, thinking it must be fresher than the slightly brown hamburger you see sitting next to it....

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Progressives in the Senate

The Founding Fathers basically wanted it this way. They wanted two chambers of the legislative branch: one loud, unruly, and highly responsive to current events and the people, and one contemplative, sober, and largely insulated...

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