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Want conservatives on campus? Use socialism!
This made me laugh. Via The Agonist (through Crooks & Liars), we get the story of the Woessners, professors at Pennsylvania State University. The Woessners (one conservative, one liberal) did a study to investigate why so few conservatives end up … Continue reading
What’s in a name, or a label, for Hillary?
Mrs. Bad Astronomy has written a guest post on her husband’s blog (h/t Science After Sunclipse) concerning the media’s tendency to refer to Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton as simply “Hillary”. The conclusion drawn is that this represents, either consciously or … Continue reading
