That's the title of a fascinating, four-page story in the current Science by my partner on the journal's anthropology beat, Ann Gibbons. The…
Read moreSigh, yawn... oh gosh, some people don't realize how much pressure there is on us bloggers . We have to have a passionate, edgy opinion on absolu…
Read moreGeneral Motors is begging for a bailout , and Barack Obama and his transition team are asking the Bush administration and Congress to supply it. Tom …
Read moreThis blog, not to mention the entire world, has been so fixated on politics lately that we have forgotten some of the most important things in life--…
Read moreI can't believe how much the television media are talking about this. Great idea! Who better to energize that incredible shrinking Republican bas…
Read moreI'm shocked--shocked!--to find out that Barack Obama is not a radical leftist. Why didn't someone tell me this before I voted for him? I feel…
Read moreHe's a Muslim, possibly an Arab. He wasn't really born in America. He pals around with terrorists. He's a socialist who wants to spread t…
Read moreBecause it's already over. I'll be back soon, on the other side of history. Update (11:48 PM) : Wow. Pennsylvania, Florida, Ohio, Virginia, C…
Read moreToday on Science 's online news service, ScienceNOW , I report on a spectacular archaeological find in Israel. A team led by Leore Grosman of …
Read moreIt's incredibly sad that Barack Obama's grandmother, Madelyn Dunham , has not lived to see her grandson elected president of the United Stat…
Read moreAmerica has lost its greatest chronicler and oral historian. Please take some time and listen to Stud Terkel's radio programs on his Web site . I…
Read moreIn today's issue of Science , I write about two papers--one published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , the oth…
Read moreJohn McCain has displayed spectacular ignorance of science during this election campaign, first when he ridiculed spending on understanding bear gene…
Read moreIt's pouring rain today in Manhattan, where I am having a little down time with my family, but Sunday was picture perfect. This blog does like to…
Read moreCould there be a bigger joke than John McCain calling Barack Obama the " Redistributionist -in-Chief? " This is the guy who has voted again…
Read moreI am sure most readers of this blog have read the numerous news stories about problems with voter registration lists, voting machines, etc. that are …
Read moreFrank Rich's column in today's New York Times is mandatory reading for anyone who wants to understand why McCain is going to lose this elec…
Read moreIt's going to be interesting to see how this story plays out over the next few days. Did anyone in the McCain campaign, even at a lower level, pu…
Read moreI'm worried that someone is going to get hurt as Republicans rush to be among the first in their party to endorse Obama. Since Colin Powell gave …
Read moreIt was inevitable that the pundits would weigh the "risks" and "benefits" of Obama taking time out to visit his gravely ill grand…
Read moreBut I forgive him. Afterthoughts (Oct 21): This post was intended to be somewhat facetious, but one commenter (see Comments below) took me to task o…
Read moreThe pundits are all over the significance of today's news, which I think will be huge. I would just add one thought: Powell's calm, dignified…
Read moreFrom today's New York Times . Is anyone paying attention? T he Department of Defense has identified 610 American service members who have died as…
Read moreYou probably know this already, but it's always nice to have photographic evidence. Now, if Colin Powell would just... Update : He did, he truly…
Read moreIt is only rarely that I disagree with Glenn Greenwald, but I have to take issue with his slam in Salon today of the New York Times ' profile o…
Read moreWith profuse thanks to Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo.
Read moreIn today's New York Times , we are treated to the umpteenth article about the so-called "Bradley effect": The possibility that some vo…
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