Guest Thinkers — August 16, 2010

DRUDGE: Clinton Assails Bush’s ‘War on Science’…

That’s the headline at the Drudge Report today with a link to this AP story on Hillary Clinton’s Sputnik anniversary speech. As a way to attract attention and rally the base, Clinton adopts the tagline from Chris Mooney’s Republican War of Science, offering up a frame device that immediately triggers public accountability as a train of thought.

View of a cityscape through a large glass window framed by steel beams, showcasing high-rise buildings burdened with debt under an overcast sky.

The Present

How we all got into debt

Consumer debt shapes American lives so thoroughly that it seems eternal and immortal, but it’s actually relatively new to the financial world.

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Thinking

Everyday Philosophy: “Should I disinvite my bigoted friend from group trips?”

You've got to know when to fight and when to laugh.

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Business

Do you try to avoid your boss? For Isaiah Berlin that’s a big problem

Leadership evasion might seem like a plan for workplace freedom but it isn't a good thing — it's a denial of opportunity.

Starts With A Bang

How the cosmic microwave background proves the Big Bang

In the 20th century, many options abounded as to our cosmic origins. Today, only the Big Bang survives, thanks to this critical evidence.

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Hard Science

Gaiasignatures: A new way to search for alien life

"I hope we take a mindset where we are willing to look for weird life in weird places."

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