Category: Edgewise

  • Malevolent Design

    Proponents of Intelligent Design argue that it is just an alternative theory that open minds will agree should be taught as a possibility alongside Darwinian evolution. Another alternative theory that merits such treatment is Malevolent Design. Though still in its infancy, Malevolent Design has a strong scientific advantage, because it is a testable hypothesis that…

  • Well, what’s he waiting for?

    In Address, Bush Says He Ordered Domestic Spying NYT [Boldface added] As a result of the [NYT’s] report, he said, “our enemies have learned information they should not have, and the unauthorized disclosure of this effort damages our national security and puts our citizens at risk.” He said the Senate’s action “endangers the lives of…

  • Sue, are you? Sue sue, sue, sue

    Tort reform for thee but not for me: Sirotablog: NOW & THEN: Trent Lott on suing & lawsuits

  • Bumblers

    Let me just say: if there’s indeed a so-called “War on Christmas”… …based on the number of lilting Christmas tunes I’ve been hearing in public places all around the liberal paradise that is my beloved Bay Area, the folks who are fighting in this particular conflagration — the anti-Christmas bridade — are a pack of…

  • Why do we buy that Bush Administration torture is intended to extract the truth?

    We read now about an Al Qaeda prisoner whom we sent to Egypt to be tortured. He eventually came up with a fabricated story that Saddam Hussein had trained Al Qaeda members in chemical and germ warfare. This testimony became a favorite piece of smoking-gun evidence, cited repeatedly by top officials in favor of their…

  • Pinter writes for Bush

    My friend EB sent me a note quoting Pinter, sure to enrage the jingoes: > On the chance that you haven’t seen it already, here’s an excerpt from Harold Pinter’s Nobel Prize acceptance speech: > > I know that President Bush has many extremely competent speech writers, but I would like to volunteer for the…