Ed Brayton is a freelance writer 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.(static)
Ed Brayton also blogs at Positive Liberty and The Panda's Thumb
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November 30, 2007
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Joe Murray, former staff attorney for the American Family Association, has started a blog that will undoubtedly provide great commentary on the religious right. I'll be adding Paleo Place to my regular reading list....
Posted by Ed Brayton at 9:30 AM • 4 Comments
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Sometimes when the stars align just perfectly, you get a confluence of events that changes human history forever; this, of course is what began the Age of Aquarius (it was either that or someone wasn't listening when they were told...
Posted by Ed Brayton at 9:23 AM • 24 Comments
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Scott Bloch, head of the Office of Special Counsel, is in trouble yet again. The OSC is the office that is charged with investigating claims of discrimination or retaliation for whistleblowing in the Federal government, yet Bloch himself has been...
Posted by Ed Brayton at 9:16 AM • 12 Comments
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Richard Roberts says God told him to resign from ORU: God told him on Thanksgiving that he should resign the next day, Roberts told students in the university's chapel. "Every ounce of my flesh said 'no'" to the idea, Roberts...
Posted by Ed Brayton at 9:09 AM • 11 Comments
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My buddy Wes Elsberry has a post at his blog about the DI possibly suing Iowa State over the tenure denial of Guillermo Gonzalez. They claim to have proof that the administration considered Gonzalez' advocacy of ID in their decision...
Posted by Ed Brayton at 9:02 AM • 14 Comments
November 29, 2007
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As I write this, the Celtics are beating the Knicks 100-51. No, that's not a typo. In the last two weeks, Isiah benched Marbury, who immediately left the team and flew home to pout. Then he rejoined the team and...
Posted by Ed Brayton at 10:33 PM • 11 Comments
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And it involves perfect non-denial denials from the Archdiocese of New York and the Association for Christian Retail. The Archdiocese says that there's no "conclusive evidence" for the allegations (never mind the photographs, the testimonials, the smuggled production orders and...
Posted by Ed Brayton at 5:22 PM • 10 Comments
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Well, if you're Scottish. Saw this at Balko's blog and just had to laugh. The Scottish government spent more than a quarter million dollars to come up with a new slogan to bring in the tourists. And the winner is:...
Posted by Ed Brayton at 4:27 PM • 19 Comments
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Here's the AP report, which does not bother to mention that Hyde, while pursuing impeachment of Bill Clinton and being one of the most sanctimonious moralists in politics, was busted for having an affair. He amusingly called the affair, which...
Posted by Ed Brayton at 11:46 AM • 23 Comments
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The state of Florida is considering new science standards that actually discuss evolution openly rather than the euphemistic "biological change over time" (welcome to the 19th century, folks), but some schools are unhappy about it. The Polk County School Board...
Posted by Ed Brayton at 9:30 AM • 21 Comments
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There's an important event taking place at the National Mall in Washington DC this weekend, put on by the Human Rights Campaign, Servicemembers United, the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, the Log Cabin Republicans and Liberty Education Forum. Starting on Friday,...
Posted by Ed Brayton at 9:23 AM • 4 Comments
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The ACLU has begun a blog focusing on the use and abuse of drug informants, truly one of the most appalling features of our criminal justice system. The use of drug informants in the war on drugs personal freedom has...
Posted by Ed Brayton at 9:16 AM • 2 Comments
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I have to agree with Radley Balko, Princess Cruise Lines is showing appalling disregard for their customers. The story is that an elderly woman books an Alaska cruise for $2500 and airfare to get to Alaska for nearly $600 more....
Posted by Ed Brayton at 9:09 AM • 8 Comments
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The New York Times reports on a creationism class being taught in adult education in a Long Island school district. The NY Civil Liberties Union is threatening a lawsuit, as well they should. Robert Harrison taught the class during the...
Posted by Ed Brayton at 9:02 AM • 9 Comments
November 28, 2007
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I've published the first article on the Chinese sweatshop story at the Michigan Messenger. This story is going to blow up big. Not only are most of the nation's Christian bookstores implicated in this, so are many universities. The University...
Posted by Ed Brayton at 3:03 PM • 15 Comments
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This will be a hot gift this Christmas - the talking Larry Craig doll. Push the button and the doll declares, "I am not gay." I thought this part was amusing: The arms are "bendable, so you can put him...
Posted by Ed Brayton at 9:30 AM • 9 Comments
