Mike the Mad Biologist
Archives for August, 2007
Anne Kornblut, F-ck You
Posted by Mike on August 27, 2007 Glenn Greenwald catches Washington Post political ‘reporter’ Anne Kornblut impugning the patriotism of millions of Democrats:
The Majority of Iowa Republicans Hate America
Posted by Mike on August 27, 2007 Yes, I’m kidding. But there’s a new poll which should make every Republican political operative and politician terrified. From Strategic Vision, a Republican polling firm:
Some Sunday Links
Posted by Mike on August 26, 2007 It’s a hot Sunday, particularly since my building’s fucking air conditioning conked out (and I get to live on the top floor). But here’s your links anyway. Science firstest:
Sunday Sermon: Anti-Imperialism Is Not Pacificism
Posted by Mike on August 26, 2007 Brought to you by Glenn Greenwald:
Tara Speak. You Listen
Posted by Mike on August 25, 2007 ScienceBlogling Tara of Aetiology has co-authored a PLoS Biology article about HIV denialism and the internets. Go read it. The HIV denialists are clogging up the internet tubes…
(The Iraq) War Is a Force That Gives Us Them Meaning
Posted by Mike on August 25, 2007 Yes, I’ve cribbed the title from Chris Hedges’ superb, must-read book, War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning. But Josh Marshall stumbles across a great insight about the Iraq War and Occupation, but doesn’t quite carry through all the way. So the Mad Biologist will. Marshall writes about President Bush (italics mine):
‘Ordinary’ Influenza: A Public Health Failure
Posted by Mike on August 24, 2007 This post by ScienceBlogling revere about the horrendous human cost of influenza is getting some serious exposure. This gives me an excuse to mention something I haven’t in a long time:
Life on Mars?
Posted by Mike on August 23, 2007 It probably doesn’t look like Marvin. (from here) The data haven’t been released yet, but that’s what CNN is reporting:
A Patch for…Diarrhea?
Posted by Mike on August 23, 2007 Forget smoking cessation. This is a patch everyone can use. From the August 10 edition of ScripNews (subscription only):
Putting the S-CHIP Battle in Context
Posted by Mike on August 23, 2007 Maha does a great job of getting at the underlying issues in the Bush adminstration’s opposition to expanding the S-CHIP children’s health insurance program: