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Ed Brayton is a journalist, commentator and speaker. He is the co-founder and president of Michigan Citizens for Science and co-founder of The Panda's Thumb. He has written for such publications as The Bard, Skeptic and Reports of the National Center for Science Education, spoken in front of many organizations and conferences, and appeared on nationally syndicated radio shows and on C-SPAN. Ed is also a Fellow with the Center for Independent Media and the host of Declaring Independence, a one hour weekly political talk show on WPRR in Grand Rapids, Michigan.(static)
Ed Brayton also blogs at Positive Liberty and The Panda's Thumb
December 31, 2005
Category: Creationists
I have to confess to being tired of answering William Gibbons' occasional replies. It's to be expected that someone with a "PhD in creation science apologetics" (which is roughly the same as having a PhD in defending astrology) would have...
Posted by Ed Brayton at 3:52 PM • 13 Comments •
December 30, 2005
Sandefur has the idea that the Positive Liberty writers should lighten things up a bit and write an essay on our favorite things. Not a bad idea, I'm up for that. And let me start by wholeheartedly endorsing his choice...
Posted by Ed Brayton at 2:45 PM • 11 Comments •
Category: Pop Culture
Several people have responded to my post about Mel Gibson by saying that they'll never see his movies again. I have to confess to being baffled by that. I don't get it when those on the right do it and...
Posted by Ed Brayton at 1:35 PM • 24 Comments •
Having not even looked at my blog all morning, I sat down and peeked at the usage statistics and was shocked to see a much busier than usual day without having posted anything new since yesterday morning. Turns out it's...
Posted by Ed Brayton at 1:30 PM • 2 Comments •
December 29, 2005
Category: Dover Lawsuit
Law.com has an interesting article about Eric Rothschild and Steve Harvey, the two Pepper Hamilton attorneys who led the legal team for the plaintiffs in the Dover trial. One statement really stuck out to me: Rothschild said what he was...
Posted by Ed Brayton at 9:30 AM • 5 Comments •
Jim Lippard has some amusing excerpts from a Playboy interview (though I have it on good authority that Jim reads it only for the articles) with Mel Gibson. It's an interview that leaves you wondering why on earth someone would...
Posted by Ed Brayton at 9:10 AM • 21 Comments •
Category: Supreme Court Confirmation
CNN has a long review of the job Chief Justice John Roberts is doing so far at the Supreme Court. By all accounts, the other justices have embraced him and he has shown great understanding of and affinity for court...
Posted by Ed Brayton at 12:46 AM • 0 Comments •
December 28, 2005
Category: Schaivo Case
You might notice on the right that I have a new sponsor, TerriPAC. The ad will be there for two weeks. Unlike the last ad, pushing the profoundly silly idea that 9/11 was staged, this is one I can really...
Posted by Ed Brayton at 6:24 PM • 0 Comments •
Category: Gay Rights
Raj left this as a comment and I thought I'd move it up here. Charles Socarides, a psychiatrist and anti-gay crusader who helped found the "ex-gay" movement, has died at age 83. The NY Times obit is here. As seems...
Posted by Ed Brayton at 6:16 PM • 6 Comments •
Category: Creationists
Longtime readers of my blog have likely followed the exchange between myself and William Gibbons, a young earth creationist (with a PhD in "creation science apologetics", no less). Mr. Gibbons only posts a reply once every few months, and he...
Posted by Ed Brayton at 4:21 PM • 14 Comments •
