PolITiGenomics

A clean fight

Thursday, September 11th, 2008 Posted in politics | No Comments »

One thing that has always distinguished the Republicans from the Democrats is their ability to close ranks and toe the party line. In years past, they have reliably put ... Read more..

What happened?

Friday, August 1st, 2008 Posted in politics | No Comments »

This election, in this year where we have a struggling economy, high energy prices, housing woes, and two wars, we were promised a campaign that focused on big differences on ... Read more..

Moyers on The Daily Show

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 Posted in politics | No Comments »

Bill Moyers was on The Daily Show last night to talk about his new book, Moyers on Democracy. The wide-ranging interview covers a lot of interesting topics. The Colbert Report ... Read more..

The Once and Future King

Monday, May 5th, 2008 Posted in politics | No Comments »

It seems something has happened on the way to the coronation. What happened to Obama mania? It seems the cult is falling apart. Could these pundits have been ... Read more..

Rev. Jeremiah Wright

Friday, April 25th, 2008 Posted in politics | No Comments »

The Rev. Jeremiah Wright will be on Bill Moyers Journal tonight. Check your local listings. 16"Tell this to the nations, proclaim it to Jerusalem: 'A besieging army is coming from a distant land, raising ... Read more..

The Age of American Unreason

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008 Posted in politics | No Comments »

Last night, Susan Jacoby was on The Colbert Report to discuss her book, The Age of American Unreason. She touches on themes similar to those raised in my recent post, War ... Read more..

For your viewing pleasure

Thursday, March 13th, 2008 Posted in politics | No Comments »

Last night, Keith Olbermann gave a scathing commentary on Geraldine Ferraro's recent statements. He was really fired up. Maybe a bit too fired up. Nonetheless, it reminded me of ... Read more..

Colbert on the big state argument

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008 Posted in politics | No Comments »

Here is esteemed pundit Stephen Colbert's take on Sen. Clinton's "big state" argument, i.e., because she has won the "big" states, she should be the nominee despite trailing in pledged ... Read more..

Local boy makes good

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008 Posted in genomics | No Comments »

I was reading Slashdot recently and came across this story about bad science journalism. More specifically it talks about how the media glorifies the scientific underdog and often mischaracterizes ... Read more..

Drum beat to election

Monday, March 3rd, 2008 Posted in politics | No Comments »

When reading Charles Krauthammer's editorial entitled The Audacity of Selling Hope, I was transported back to 2003 and the run up to the Iraq war. The liberal peppering of ... Read more..