Time to Stop Laughing at Sleepy Joe

In the three weeks since this article was first published, the Democrats have made their choice. Sanders' presidential hopes are over. The Dems obviously weren't prepared to be crazy-brave. Remember when the left-media were wall-to-wall mocking of candidate Donald Trump in 2016? Worst, of course, were the late-night “comedians” (so-called). Whether it was John Oliver …

Australia’s “Record Temperatures”: Why You Should be Sceptical

One of the most important principles in science is that, when making claims, apples are compared with apples, rather than oranges. What this means is that data collection should use consistent methods and instruments across different sites at different times. In some cases, this isn’t possible: usually when dealing with historical data. But, when inconsistent …

Are we Read to Stop Giggling at Mayor Pete’s Butt yet?

Is America ready for this? Should it matter? A Devil's Curmugdeon. Pic: Robert Franklin. Well, a week is a long time in politics, and since this was first public, Buttigieg has quit the presidential race (no doubt to the disgruntlement of all those journalists who struggled so hard to learn how to pronounce his name). …

In Praise of Bishop Ussher’s Gift

In the mid-1600s, Irish bishop James Ussher published his Annalium pars posterior, in which he famously calculated the date of Creation as 4004BC. Ussher’s work is often the target of ridicule today, especially from the New Atheists, mostly because of its association with Young Earth Creationism. But such sneering attitudes shockingly underestimate the scholarship and …

Time to Bulldoze the Universities

And there was much rejoicing amongst the children. A bold call? Certainly. Extreme? Without a doubt. Am I serious? Not entirely, but…things are fast reaching a pass where the wholesale dismantling of the existing university sector and rebuilding from scratch may be the only recourse. When even left-leaning academics like feminist social critic Professor Camille …