Tag: Politics
Jonah Goldberg, William F. Buckley Jr., and Evolution
Conceding deep philosophical and scientific premises is one common reason that conservatives lose important arguments.
March for Science Is Back — Time to Talk About the Much Abused Idea of Scientific “Consensus”
Nothing could be timelier than a conversation between Jay Richards and Michael Medved about when it’s permissible to doubt a scientific “consensus.”
Two Laws of Discourse About Science in Pop Culture
As presented by prestige media outlets, the evolution debate never really advances beyond 1925, the year of the Scopes trial.
American Lysenkoism, and the Darwinists Who Embrace It
Today the term Lysenkoism applies to any use of government power to enforce scientific orthodoxy.
Second Thought About the Idea of “Consensus”
Sometimes scientists do not, in fact, follow the evidence. The consensus, then, could be wrong.