Mar
2
The Politics of Climate
March 2, 2010 | 2 Comments
I don’t think that I have ever talked about climate change here, but over the past few days my interest has been drawn to a few stories related to this topic. Let’s start with this video that nicely summarizes what we know about climate change. It’s just under 10 minutes long, but well worth watching. [...]
Jan
8
Terrorist Politics
January 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment
It should be clear to everyone now that the politicians who run your government have no intention of actually trying to stop terrorism. Why should they? The threat of terrorist attacks is one of the main reasons some of these people still have jobs. They continue to use the fear of attacks to scare the [...]
Aug
24
Praying Away Hurricanes
August 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment
It looks like Florida governor Charlie Crist is following Pat Robertson’s path to the White House. Or, at least, a bid at the White House. In 1985, Pat Robertson prayed away Hurricane Gloria which was headed for the Virginia coast. He claimed that his success in steering the Hurricane away from Virginia was an important [...]