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Jason Rosenhouse received
his PhD in mathematics
from Dartmouth College in 2000.
He subsequently spent three years as a post-doc at
Kansas State University.
Observing the machinations of the Kansas Board of Education
led to his unhealthy obsession with issues related
to evolution and creationism.
Currently he is an Associate Professor of
Mathematics at James Madison University,
in Harrisonburg, VA.
Category: Politics
Over the last few days, there has been no shortage of crazed invective on the contraception issue from certain religious folks. For them, the notion that religious institutions providing public services ought to play by the same rules as everyone...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 12:19 PM • 43 Comments •
Category: Politics
Here's Alabama state senator Shadrack McGill explaining why it's a bad idea to raise teachers's salaries: If you double a teacher's pay scale, you'll attract people who aren't called to teach. To go in and raise someone's child for eight...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 11:01 PM • 21 Comments •
Category: Politics
By now I'm sure we are all familiar with the Jessica Ahlquist case in Cranston, RI. The New York Times provides a helpful summary: She is 16, the daughter of a firefighter and a nurse, a self-proclaimed nerd who loves...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 1:28 AM • 85 Comments •
Category: Politics
You should read Ross Douthat's obnoxious eulogy for Christopher Hitchens just so you can enjoy this magnificent takedown from Charles Pierce, over at Esquire. Pierce writes: For the sheer magnitude of its horsepucky, this column may well stand forever. Generations...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 12:16 AM • 8 Comments •
Category: Politics
Blogger R. Joseph Hoffmann recently posted a stunningly idiotic essay lamenting the present state of atheist discourse. It's standard fare for him, this time expressed in especially pretentious and contentless prose. For example, I defy you to discern anything sensible...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 9:10 PM • 53 Comments •
Category: Politics
Your homework for today is to go read Michael Shermer's op-ed in the L. A. Times about the big “In God We Trust” vote. Shermer's take? As risible a reason as this was for knocking out a few bricks in...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 11:13 AM • 64 Comments •
Category: Politics
I will not be actively supporting Obama's reelection next year. I will not donate money to his campaign. I will not even put a sign on my lawn. In the end I will vote for him, but only because to...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 1:18 AM • 90 Comments •
Category: Politics
Chris Mooney has has a new article in The American Prospect about the Republican war on expertise. There are a lot of interesting nuggets, but Chris somehow manages to avoid making the really obvious point. First, let's set the tone:...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 6:01 PM • 39 Comments •
Category: Politics
Over at The American Prospect, Paul Waldman has a helpful rundown of the views of the Republican Presidential candidates on religion. Here's a sample: But if you're a Republican voter looking for the most devout candidate, you've got yourself an...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 4:11 PM • 13 Comments •
Category: Politics
Time for a quick quiz. Who here finished all his grading today and, with the exception of scraping his carcass out of bed tomorrow morning to go to graduation, has now officially started his summer break? If you answered me,...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 12:17 AM • 11 Comments •
