• unscientific superstition quietly gaining influence in australian schools

  The Age reports on the pressing issue of the growth of independent schools teaching from a faith-based curriculum in Australia.  Presenting religious indoctrination in the Howard era clothing of “choice”, some such schools are teaching creationism in science…

  Posted: February 25th, 2008 ˑ  1 Comment
  Filled under: australia, education, rationality, religion, science, touched by his noodly appendage

• U.S. Supreme Court Judge: ‘absurd’ not to punch suspects in the face, stick things under fingernails

  In a recent interview, everyone’s favourite extreme right wing U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia remarked that he found it ‘absurd’ to think that authorities couldn’t torture an individual who had information about an imminent terrorist attack (

  Posted: February 13th, 2008 ˑ  No Comments
  Filled under: 1984, law