Archive for March 31st, 2008

Not a sleeping giant

Monday, March 31st, 2008

After September 11, 2001, I remember callers to talk-radio shows (probably Boortz and Hannity) and possibly online columnists (perhaps at TownHall.com or World Net Daily) using the old phrase "they've awoken a sleeping giant" to refer to the crimes committed against Americans and the wrath they were about to incur. ...

Government funding of science

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Obviously the main problem with scientific research across the world today is the fact that it is funded primarily with tax money. The main problem with scientific research, according to most scientists, is that not enough tax money is given to scientists. Bruce Alberts, lead author of one of the most ...