How did he get hired, tenured and named the head of a department?… Read the rest
Can Spinal Manipulation Cure Skin Diseases? 
Feb 6th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Do you need lots of treatment because your body is out of balance?… Read the rest
No Florida State University Chiropractic School
Feb 6th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Hundreds of FSU professors signed petitions against the school.… Read the rest
Churchill Clarifies Some Points
Feb 6th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
And leaves others opaque.… Read the rest
Churchill Controversy Simmers
Feb 6th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Tenure? Free speech? Advocacy of violence? Scholarship? Professionalism? Rights? … Read the rest
The Article That Caused the Fuss
Feb 6th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The guy does seem a tad confused…… Read the rest
It didn’t work then, so…
Feb 6th, 2005 | By Julian Baggini“Crime and terror would be better addressed with 10,000 more police and a national border force, rather than wasting £3 billion on ID cards that didn’t protect people in the US or Spain and which would curtail British rights and liberties.”
Lib Dem chairman Matthew Taylor, on the Queen’s speech debate, 23 November 2004
Bertrand Russell once told the story about the Turkey who, noting that he had always been fed at 9 am, concluded that “I am always fed at 9 am” held as a general rule. On Christmas morning, it therefore came as a bit of shock when, instead of getting feed down his neck, he got his neck wrung.
The moral of the story is that although … Read the rest
U of Colorado Wonders What to Do With Churchill
Feb 5th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Large lecture fees for speeches on poverty among Native Americans. … Read the rest
Native Americans Disavow Ward Churchill
Feb 5th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
American Indian Movement says he ‘fraudulently represented himself as an Indian’ to build his career.… Read the rest
Ward Churchill and ‘little Eichmanns’
Feb 5th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Colorado legislature is angry; Churchill will sue if he is fired.… Read the rest
Saudi Women Speak
Feb 5th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Young girls here are so oppressed. They receive this education that means you never think about your rights.’… Read the rest
Ernst Mayr
Feb 5th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The LA Times on why Mayr mattered.… Read the rest
What’s Wrong With Ayn Rand
Feb 5th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Misty-eyed conservatives should realize she wrote science fiction, not philosophy.… Read the rest
Ernst Mayr 1904-2005
Feb 5th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
An architect of the ‘evolutionary synthesis.’… Read the rest
Ernst Mayr Dies
Feb 5th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Eminent evolutionary biologist, one of the most influential scientists of 20th century.… Read the rest
Pakistan Witnessing Birth of Islamic Feminism
Feb 4th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Women are now fighting for their rights, both in life and in research. … Read the rest
Secular vs. Sacred, Universal vs. Multicultural
Feb 4th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Azam Kamguian: It is getting harder to argue against Hijab and women’s subordination.… Read the rest
Women’s Rights in the Middle East Bulletin
Feb 4th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Iran, Ontario, Algeria, France; stonings, Sharia, elections.… Read the rest
