Category: Culture
From the Village Atheist Movement, You’ll Be Hearing More About This ACLU Case in Louisiana
The specifics of the case, if true as alleged, are indeed outrageous, but irrelevant to anything to do with the cause of academic freedom.
Inspired by Time Magazine, Here’s an Ingenious Nomination for Censor of the Year
Remember, nominations will close tomorrow, January 29. I am arbitrarily setting midnight Pacific Time on Wednesday as the moment the door slams shut.
Slate Amends Its Headline About Teaching "Creationism" in U.S. Schools, But It’s Still Wrong
Hmm, since teaching creationism in public schools is unconstitutional all across these fifty states, here’s a suggestion for Slate.
Slate Cartoonist Takes a Stab at Statutory Interpretation ‘Cause, Hey, Why Not?
This has been getting a lot of attention, including from activist Zack Kopplin.
Dissecting a Dead Jellyfish: Reading Stephen Meredith on Intelligent Design
Meredith’s essay in First Things is an amalgam of insubstantial half-truths. Nothing really holds it together. But it begs for a scalpel and tweezers, because it’s poisonous.