Reconciling what is Observed with what is Known

For all the reasons to de-prioritize ethanol as an alternative source of energy (see An Unusual Sight, an Unexpected Choice), there is one solid truth that would explain why it might be pursued over the others in scientific research, the last disconcerting truth that piques my skepticism,
…ethanol, which already accounts for two percent of what’s [...]

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Hillary and Obama Not Running on Issues

Quick note: Why don’t Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have ‘issue’ sections on their campaign websites while John Edwards, Joe Biden and most of the other ‘less viable candidates’ do? The two frontrunners for the Democratic nomination are running on image, not issues. As Noam Chomsky once told me, the same people who sell [...]

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