Monthly Archives: June 2009

PZ@GMU

Posted on June 25, 2009 by arensb

Here’s the video of a talk PZ Myers gave at George Mason University last year, at an event organized by the GMU Rational Response Squad. It’s possible that you might be able to catch a glimpse of me there. (HT … Continue reading →

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Pointless Photo Op Not So Pointless?

Posted on June 23, 2009 by arensb

I tend to be rather cynical about events like the United We Serve kickoff, in which cabinet secretaries let themselves be photographed doing community service type jobs, such as Trade Representative Kirk feeding homeless people at a soup kitchen, HUD … Continue reading →

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Freedom of Tackiness

Posted on June 21, 2009 by arensb

A woman in Colorado says she was evicted from her apartment for keeping her Easter decorations up too long. I think I’m leaning toward her side, even though from the brief description it sounds as though her display was unutterably … Continue reading →

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Win Ben Stein’s Argument

Posted on June 12, 2009 by arensb

Remember Expelled, the wretched movie starring Ben Stein in which he argued that science — and evolution in particular — causes things like the Holocaust? Now, at BeliefNet, David Klinghoffer has an article in which he insinuates the same claim … Continue reading →

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