Links 7/26/11

By mikethemadbiologist on July 26, 2011.

Links for you. Science:

Friday Weird Science: The Lion Eats Tonight
Behind The Horse's Ass
Painting Bill Clinton's "white roofs" into reality
Post Publication Peer Review: Blogs vs Letters to the Editor

Other:

Why "progressive" is getting progressively worse: part II
Cenk Uygur and the ethos of corporate-owned media
Modern Monetary Theory: The Last Progressive Left Standing
Barack Obama is gutting the core principles of the Democratic party: The president's attacks on America's social safety net are destroying the soul of the Democratic party's platform
Why Giving Standardized Tests to Young Children is "Really Dumb"
Conceder In Chief
Economists are terrible forecasters - why trust them anyway?
The Greatest Generation
Why This Woman Chose Abortion--at 29 Weeks

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