Science & Technology
Reject Environmentalism, Not DDT
The World Health Organization has announced that it will encourage the use of DDT to fight malaria, a mosquito-borne disease…
The Environmentalist Attack on Prosperity
It is startling that, after decades of false predictions about impending global doom, environmentalism is gaining strength and popularity in…
The Bait and Switch of “Intelligent Design”
Legal and political battle lines have been drawn across the country over the teaching of "intelligent design"--the view that life…
Intelligent Design and the Philosophy of Make-Believe
The ongoing controversy over the teaching of creationism in public schools is portrayed by some as a battle between superstitious…
Objectivism in the Culture: A Man of Science Crusades Against Intelligent Design
Last December, a Pennsylvania Federal District court ruled that the Dover School District cannot teach "intelligent design"--the theory that the…
The Anti-Science Convergence
The anti-science right is on the march. Whether they're opposing embryonic stem cell research, evolution, the effectiveness of condoms, therapeutic…
Inquisition of the Airwaves
In the run-up to the election last fall, religious conservatives intensified their campaign to censor "obscene and indecent broadcasts" on…
Google Versus The Pope
In recent weeks, with the world's eyes fixed on the deteriorating health of an ailing Pope, Google quietly offered users…
The Pharmaceutical Industry: In the Business of Saving Your Life
The way the media would have you see it, the pharmaceutical industry is made up of a bunch of greedy…