The Political Science Guy

A blog about politics, science and the occasional convergence of the two..

Thursday, November 4, 2010

No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

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Ok, let me see if I understand this correctly: Obama and the Dems took over during the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression an...
Friday, January 15, 2010

Please Help

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My heart goes out to the people of Haiti. Hopefully our country can see past ourselves and offer up support to these people in need. Please ...

If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention

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The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c Clusterf#@k to the Poor House - Wall Street Bonuses www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show F...

The Good Old Days Weren't All That Good

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The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c Even Better Than the Real Thing www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Politic...
Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Rachel systematically dismantles GOP attacks on failed Christmas Day bombing attempt

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Thursday, December 17, 2009

GOP Web Fails

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Rachel reviews some of the GOP's Internet fails this year: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news , world news , and news about the economy
Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Stewart Catches Glenn Beck Digging For Gold

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Freaking brilliant: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c Beck - Not So Mellow Gold www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full...
Thursday, December 3, 2009

Zombie Reagan Raised From Grave To Lead GOP

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Considering the Republican party's candidates for President in 2012 (Palin, Huckabee, Romney), this might be the least bad option: Zombi...
Wednesday, December 2, 2009

What He Said

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If you read this blog, you know that I'm an unabashed liberal. Funny enough, one of my favorite blogs is written by a conservative named...
Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Obama Promotes Science and Math Education

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I almost forgot what it was like to have a President that doesn't disdain science : To improve science and mathematics education for Ame...

Did You Know?

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This cool video illustrates how new technologies have radically changed our lives in a few short years. Just imagine what it will be like in...
Monday, November 30, 2009

Are You Sure That's Tuna You're Eating?

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Next time you're craving sushi, think about this : “A piece of tuna sushi has the potential to be an endangered species, a fraud or a he...
Friday, November 27, 2009

Heart Disease Found in Egyptian Mummies

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The conventional wisdom says that atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) is generally the result of a modern sedentary life spent eatin...
Wednesday, November 25, 2009

What are Dreams?

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I caught a super fascinating documentary on PBS last night called What are Dreams? . It focused more on the reasons why we dream, rather tha...
Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Ignorance is Bliss

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Chase Whitestead and Erick Stroll of New Left Media set out to interview Sarah Palin supporters: Well, that was illuminating. Aside from th...

Solving Hard Problems

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Are we witnessing the critical unraveling of U.S. society ? NYT columnist Thomas Friedman gives us 6 reasons why our government is paralyzed...
Monday, November 23, 2009

Apocalypse 2012

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Saturday Night Live parodies the disaster movie "2012" to imagine a world in which Sarah Palin wins the presidency:
Sunday, November 22, 2009

Art for the Cause

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My favorite poster from Public Option Please 's (a grassroots organization founded to champion the cause of making health care a right i...
Friday, November 20, 2009

The Right-Wing Propaganda Machine Keeps Churning

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Think Progress caught Faux News using old campaign footage of a McCain/Palin rally from 2008 to make it appear like the crowds Sarah Palin ...

Sometimes Imitation is Not Flattery

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In what's becoming a common occurrence (as evidenced here and here ), South Park spoofs Glenn Beck:

My Congressman is a Birther?!

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I live in New Jersey, a state which, despite the recent election of a Republican governor, is generally thought to be fairly liberal (8/13 M...

On the Wrong Side of History

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NYT columnist Nicholas Kristof runs through many of the Republican arguments that we've heard ad nausem : Critics storm that health care...
Thursday, November 19, 2009

Things Change

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Via Kottke : From a book called Obsolete , a list of things that were once common but not so much anymore: blind dates, mix tapes, getting l...

Gene Therapy Pumps Up Monkeys

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Several years ago, scientists created a myostatin "knockout" mouse. Put simply, a knockout mouse has had one of its genes deleted....
Wednesday, November 18, 2009

"How Do We Allow This to Continue?"

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As a nation, we should be embarrassed. If you have the means, please support the National Association of Free Health Clinics . Visit msnbc.c...

Poll: Americans Still Support Public Option; Divided Over Reform

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The Senate will be taking up health care reform legislation this week. A new Washington Post-ABC News poll shows Americans still divided ov...
Tuesday, November 17, 2009

We're Not Out of the Woods Yet

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NYU Professor of Economics Nouriel Roubini tells us that the immediate economic outlook is not good: Think the worst is over? Wrong. Condit...

Liberty and Justice for All?

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As I noted in my post last week , young people tend to be progressive on gay rights issues. Meet Will Phillips, an elementary school student...
Monday, November 16, 2009

A Bull in the GOP China Shop

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Max Blumenthal analyzes Sarah Palin's past, present and future in an interesting piece at HuffPost. A taste: By emphasizing her own cri...

Catholic Church Gives D.C. Ultimatum

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How very Christian of them : The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington said Wednesday that it will be unable to continue the social service pro...
Friday, November 13, 2009

Thirsty?

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Big news from NASA: There is water on the Moon , scientists stated unequivocally on Friday, and considerable amounts of it. “Indeed yes, we...

Faux News Caught Red Handed!

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Remember that "sick" right-wing protest I posted about last week which featured banners comparing health care reform to the Holoc...

Say What?

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As I mentioned earlier in the week, the House of Representatives passed a health care reform bill. What I didn't point out, however, is ...
Thursday, November 12, 2009

Who is America's Most Trusted Newscaster?

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Proof that Jon Stewart is the antidote to TV for profit sensationalism news. The only "real" news journalist worth watching right...

Rachel: "You child labor-endorsing, pro-slavery freaks!"

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Rachel pushes back hard against rampant corporatism: Just goes to show how far off the tracks we've gone as a nation when you actually h...
Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Obama Pays Tribute to Fort Hood’s Fallen

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Tuesday, November 10, 2009

The Last Decade in 7 Minutes

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We're getting close to 2010. Pretty cool vid via Newsweek:
Monday, November 9, 2009

Wisdom From the Youth

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Don't gay marriage opponents realize that it's only a matter of time before gay marriage is legalized everywhere? As the chart show...

House of Representative Passes Health Care Reform

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In case you didn't hear the big news from over the weekend, health care reform jumped another hurdle (keep in mind that never before h...
Saturday, November 7, 2009

Election 2009

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As usual, The Daily Show tells us what it really means: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c Indecision 2009 - Local Electi...
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