Fashionable nonsense has been with us since the time that prehistoric man first transcribed Of Grammatology on to the walls of the Lascaux caves. Here we cast an eye back at some historical highlights.


Horseplay in Harappa *

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Collection of articles on on the ways Hindutva propagandists distort ancient Indian history. … Read the rest



Carl Sagan on The Burden of Skepticism *

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What is called for is an exquisite balance between skeptical scrutiny and great openness to new ideas.… Read the rest



Jeffrey Nielsen’s response to firing by BYU *

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I also strongly disagree with the implications of your statement that faithfulness and loyalty to the church and church leaders never permits expressions of disagreement, or questioning of our church leaders – especially in an academic setting.… Read the rest



An Unlikely Communion of Socialists and Islamists *

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‘…they hide the atheism at the core of leftist politics in order to pursue a blatant get–rich–quick electoral scheme.’… Read the rest



Carl Zimmer Reviews The God Gene *

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Or rather, a gene for something labeled ‘spirituality.’… Read the rest



Cretino-Leftism *

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Classic Symptom of Epistemological Cretino-Leftism: Claiming that criticism, reason, rational inquiry and the pursuit of truth are “instruments of oppression”.… Read the rest



Amnesty International on ‘honour’ killings in Pakistan *

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Dr Tahira Shahid Khan says ‘Women are considered the property of the males in their family irrespective of their class, ethnic or religious group. The owner of the property has the right to decide its fate. The concept of ownership has turned women into a commodity’… Read the rest



Natural History on ‘Intelligent Design’ *

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Articles by Forrest, Scott, Miller, Pennock, Behe, Dembski, more.… Read the rest



British diplomats rescue women from forced marriages *

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Rehman has been thrashed by her father, threatened at gunpoint by her uncle and forced to marry a complete stranger… Read the rest



A Mathematician Reads Social Text *

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Don’t think someone as educated as Ross could fall into such a trap? Think again.… Read the rest



‘Living on Earth’ visits Wangari Maathai *

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Green belts, trees, women, poverty, empowerment, corruption, resistance.… Read the rest



A ‘Museum Different’ *

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The exhibit’s commentary is limited to comments like ‘Respect and sharing of your self is very important.’… Read the rest



Azam Kamguian on Islam and Education *

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The anti-secularist reaction has been bad for women and children.… Read the rest



Grade Inflation in US higher education *

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Americans just keep getting smarter and smarter… Read the rest



Manufactured Consensus? *

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If political considerations dictate what gets published, it’s all over for science.… Read the rest



Mediawatchwatch interviews Stephen Green of ‘Christian Voice’ *

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Other writings are unashamed myth, but not the Bible.… Read the rest



The machismo of the riots *

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In 1968, women and men occupied the barricades.… Read the rest



Milt Rosenberg interviews Frederick Crews [audio] *

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One of the greatest living skeptics talks about such follies as psychoanalysis, ID, and contemporary literary theory… Read the rest



About that Chinese encyclopedia… *

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Foucault cited Borges, but some of his followers cite the encyclopedia as fact.… Read the rest



Politeness on ‘In Our Time’ *

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The Spectator, coffee houses, no swords, drawing rooms, books, mixing, nobility and gentry, Boswell’s dirty breeches, and much more.… Read the rest