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Category: Election 2008
If you haven't already, do it now. We have a chance today to move our country in a new much needed direction. One vote could be the difference between waking up tomorrow to a bright new future or another four/eight...
Posted on: November 4, 2008 4:44 AM, by Nick Anthis • 11 Comments •
Category: John McCain
You know the rest.
Posted on: October 22, 2008 3:03 PM, by Nick Anthis • 5 Comments •
Category: Election 2008
Obama and McCain lay out their plans in a more formal setting.
Posted on: October 9, 2008 2:10 PM, by Nick Anthis • 3 Comments •
Category: Barack Obama
Obama nails the issue in the latest presidential debate.
Posted on: October 8, 2008 6:15 PM, by Nick Anthis • 12 Comments •
Category: economics
A revealing poll by The Economist
Posted on: October 5, 2008 5:22 PM, by Nick Anthis • 6 Comments •
Category: Barack Obama
Yesterday, the Obama campaign released a letter of endorsement signed by 61 Nobel Laureates (click here for a nicer looking pdf). Michael Stebbins of Scientists and Engineers for America points out that "this is the largest number of Nobel Laureates...
Posted on: September 26, 2008 11:30 AM, by Nick Anthis • 3 Comments •
Category: Election 2008
Some unintentional hilarity
Posted on: September 25, 2008 5:25 PM, by Nick Anthis • 1 Comments •
Category: Barack Obama
Although lacking detail in some areas, his answers are on target and are indicative of sound scientific advising.
Posted on: September 1, 2008 7:20 PM, by Nick Anthis • 3 Comments •
Category: Life of Nick
I'll be on Sky News at about 11:30 BST this Friday to talk about Barack Obama's visit to the UK and his support among Americans living abroad
Posted on: July 23, 2008 6:45 PM, by Nick Anthis • 3 Comments •
Category: Election 2008
Am I taking crazy pills, or do people honestly believe that saying that being a prisoner of war doesn't automatically qualify you to be president is the same as attacking someone's service record? Because, this latest media flare-up over Wesley...
Posted on: July 1, 2008 4:05 PM, by Nick Anthis • 12 Comments •
Category: Election 2008
The Speaker of the House suggests that Barack Obama consider Congressman Chet Edwards (D-TX) as a possible running mate.
Posted on: June 26, 2008 3:50 PM, by Nick Anthis • 1 Comments •
Category: Barack Obama
We're going to have to be realistic here.
Posted on: June 23, 2008 4:25 PM, by Nick Anthis • 15 Comments •
Category: Barack Obama
The historic presidential nominee should consider adopting a Clinton-style health care plan.
Posted on: June 4, 2008 4:53 PM, by Nick Anthis • 15 Comments •
Category: civil rights
Find out why I'm not surprised and why this might be a taste of things to come
Posted on: May 28, 2008 5:05 PM, by Nick Anthis • 9 Comments •
Category: Election 2008
It's about time!
Posted on: May 14, 2008 5:48 PM, by Nick Anthis • 5 Comments •
Category: John McCain
As the media circus over Jeremiah Wright continues, it should give us pause that the media hasn't decided to focus on John McCain and his embrace of a wide range of religious bigots. Although McCain once called these men "agents...
Posted on: May 4, 2008 6:43 PM, by Nick Anthis • 8 Comments •
Category: Election 2008
This morning, I had to wake up to another article about John McCain's and Hillary Clinton's proposal to temporarily waive the gas tax this summer. That's it. I'm just going to have to come out and say it: this is...
Posted on: May 3, 2008 8:07 AM, by Nick Anthis • 4 Comments •
Category: Election 2008
David Weigel of Reason magazine makes a compelling case.
Posted on: March 5, 2008 5:55 PM, by Nick Anthis • 14 Comments •
Category: John McCain
Welcome to Crankville, Senator.
Posted on: March 3, 2008 3:24 PM, by Nick Anthis • 9 Comments •
Category: health policy
Both are similar and neither goes far enough, but Clinton edges out Obama slightly just for making health insurance mandatory
Posted on: February 25, 2008 5:20 PM, by Nick Anthis • 11 Comments •
Category: Barack Obama
On Monday, Obama was endorsed by Congressman Chet Edwards, whose district includes Texas A&M University, the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library, and George W. Bush's Crawford ranch
Posted on: February 22, 2008 5:09 AM, by Nick Anthis • 0 Comments •
Category: Barack Obama
Obama wins big in Maryland, Virginia, and DC, but now he has even bigger fish to fry.
Posted on: February 13, 2008 5:07 PM, by Nick Anthis • 0 Comments •
Category: Barack Obama
Obama wins Louisiana (57-36), Washington (68-31), and Nebraska (68-32), while John McCain still struggles to seal the deal.
Posted on: February 10, 2008 9:10 AM, by Nick Anthis • 5 Comments •
Category: Election 2008
The Democratic race remains tight, while McCain increases his lead--but not enough to declare victory.
Posted on: February 6, 2008 8:01 AM, by Nick Anthis • 1 Comments •
Category: Barack Obama
He's gaining in the polls, and he could pull off some big wins today.
Posted on: February 5, 2008 12:20 PM, by Nick Anthis • 2 Comments •
Category: Election 2008
I'm quoted in a story today in my alma mater's student paper on candidates using social networking sites.
Posted on: February 5, 2008 11:27 AM, by Nick Anthis • 1 Comments •
Category: HIV/AIDS
Antiretroviral drugs taken prophylactically protecting against HIV, some doubt about the effects of circumcision, and a blast from the past with John McCain
Posted on: February 5, 2008 7:20 AM, by Nick Anthis • 16 Comments •
Category: Election 2008
The National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine sign on.
Posted on: February 4, 2008 7:25 PM, by Nick Anthis • 1 Comments •
Category: Election 2008
Netroots, change, and fighting poverty: who will carry on Edwards' legacy?
Posted on: January 30, 2008 6:15 PM, by Nick Anthis • 4 Comments •
Category: Election 2008
Americans living abroad can vote for their own delegation to the 2008 Democratic Convention.
Posted on: January 28, 2008 4:53 PM, by Nick Anthis • 0 Comments •
Category: Election 2008
Obama's 295,091 votes last night trump second place finisher Hillary Clinton's 141,128 and Republican victor John McCain's 147,283.
Posted on: January 27, 2008 9:53 AM, by Nick Anthis • 1 Comments •
Category: scientific activism
SEA launches a useful new resource tracking elected officials' and candidates' positions and actions on science and science-related issues.
Posted on: January 16, 2008 6:40 PM, by Nick Anthis • 3 Comments •
Category: Election 2008
Immigration will be issue number one for Republicans participating in the Iowa Caucuses tonight, but before they get too fired up, they might want to pay attention to this dispatch from the reality-based community.
Posted on: January 3, 2008 4:35 PM, by Nick Anthis • 3 Comments •
Category: Election 2008
From evolution to stem cells, from declining NIH grant success rates to accelerating global warming, the next president is going to face a broad range of issues directly related to science.
Posted on: December 10, 2007 2:05 PM, by Nick Anthis • 2 Comments •
Category: Barack Obama
He calls for bilateral talks and unrestricted Cuban American visitation and remittance rights.
Posted on: August 21, 2007 4:50 PM, by Nick Anthis • 2 Comments •
Category: blogosphere
...for now, at least.
Posted on: August 12, 2007 12:28 PM, by Nick Anthis • 1 Comments •
Category: elections
Over at A Blog Around the Clock, Bora has posted an interview he conducted by email with Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards on science and science-related issues. The fact that John Edwards participated is a good indication that the 2008...
Posted on: July 9, 2007 6:48 PM, by Nick Anthis • 0 Comments •
Category: elections
A new poll indicates that today's young adults are more progressive than their parents on health care, homosexuality, and general ideology.
Posted on: June 27, 2007 11:00 AM, by Nick Anthis • 2 Comments •
Category: Democratic Party
Romney and Edwards have both shifted heavily to their respective sides, but Edwards gives us fewer reasons to be skeptical than Romney.
Posted on: March 11, 2007 3:36 PM, by Nick Anthis • 4 Comments •
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