Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
Anthony Foxx, current Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina and President Obama’s nominee to be the next U.S. Secretary of Transportation, recently issued his second proclamation of a National Day of Reason. Here it is … Now that truly is a guy to vote for … sigh! … why don’t we get candidates like him … Read more
John Sullivan, a UKIP party candidate, up for election this coming thursday, has made a series of anti-gay Facebook comments, including congratulating Russia for banning gay Pride, and comparing gays to termites. This of course is the same guy who also asserts that feminism is evil. Well, he has now suggested that Victorian style regular physical exercise … Read more
Its done. The UK’s house of Lords voted by a majority of 78 to pass the defamation bill. Is this really a big deal, or is it just another bit of boring law that will not really have much of an impact? It’s the former, it really is a big deal, the UK’s Guardian explains … … Read more
Glen Beck is at it again … oh and least you not reside in the US and are wondering “who?”, well lets just say that he used to have a TV show on Fox News between 2009-2011 (does that tell you all you need to know about his credibility?) Anyway, I guess he is perhaps best … Read more
The news from Bangladesh is rather grim, the government has been letting Islamic lunatics dictate policy, here are some details from the Huff Po … Asif Mohiuddin, 30, is one of those bloggers. Mohiuddin has only recently recovered from injuries he incurred during an attack on him by a militant Islamist group in January. Detectives … Read more
Thomas Friedman offers some very interesting insights into Egypt within the New York Times … The country is more divided than ever between Islamist and less religious and liberal parties, and the Egyptian currency has lost 8 percent of its value against the dollar in the last two months. Even more disturbing, there has been … Read more