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Kevin Drum talks about global warming, shows why the Left’s credibility has collapsed

By / 21 Comments / 11 May 2019

Summary:  These posts about the climate change debate not only provide little-known information about this important subject, but illustrate important aspects of US society.  Many posts on the FM website have discussed the Right’s anti-intellectualism and emotional reasoning in pursuit of political goals. Today we look at the same dynamics on the Left. The Left’s long …

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More death throes of the Constitution. Nothing remains in the ruins but politics.

By / 17 Comments / 3 July 2016

Summary:  As the Constitution nears the time for its Last Rites, its enemies become bolder.  Reports of blows to the Constitution, even de facto repeal of specific provisions, become unremarkable blips in the daily news.  But some blows are larger than others. June 2012 might be a historic month for the Second Republic, worth marking …

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An army of Davids storm the walls of the scientific establishment

By / 4 Comments / 11 May 2019

We all see evidence of the Internet unlocking information, making it available to the people of America (and the world).  And the Internet’s ability to allow people to organize with a speed, on a scale never before possible.  The combination creates a massive potential challenge to our ruling elites.  Glen Reynolds (the “Instapundit”) describes this …

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