Archive for December, 2009

Climategate commentary from the past

Climategate commentary from the past

| December 4, 2009 | Reply

Words to ponder (emphasis mine): “There is one feature I notice that is generally missing in “cargo cult science.” . . . It’s a kind of scientific integrity, a principle of scientific thought that corresponds to a kind of utter honesty—a kind of leaning over backwards. For example, if you’re doing an experiment, you should […]

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Climategate: the knives start to come out

Climategate: the knives start to come out

| December 3, 2009 | Reply

I’ve avoided doing a lot of blogging on Climategate because so many other sites and bloggers are doing such a great job, while the Left gets increasingly shrill (“Pay no attention to the scientists behind the curtain!”). But a new critical point has been reached: the Warmist scientific elite are starting to turn on one […]

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A cautionary note on archeology

A cautionary note on archeology

| December 3, 2009 | Reply

Heh. Hat tip to American Digest. ..bruce..

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Obama Delivers The Surge

Obama Delivers The Surge

| December 2, 2009 | 1 Reply

Tonight in an address to the nation from the US Military Academy at West Point, NY, the President finally disclosed his long suffering decision on General McChrystal’s troop surge for Afghanistan. The theatrics surrounding this decision have at times bordered on comical, and at long last the president has committed to supplying most of the […]

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