A View from the Right Science, POLITICS, & Religion

As it gets closer to the 2012 elections, I get more concerned that, despite Romney’s gains, Obama may still win. They are in a statistical tie, and it could go either way. Yet many conservatives, libertarians, and independents are still either undecided, or they plan to vote for a 3rd party, or they just want […]

Immigration in the U.S. — especially illegal immigration — is the subject of many socio-cultural concerns and legal issues today. As of a couple years ago, the number of immigrants both legal and illegal in the United States hit a new record of 40 million. According to Newsmax, “[T]he number of immigrants plus their children […]

“I think the Vice President very well knows that sometimes the words don’t come out of [his] mouth the right way.” — Rep. Paul Ryan, giving possibly the best line of the 2012 VP debate What can be said about this debate that hasn’t? Not much, so forgive me if this sounds kinda familiar. (And, […]

“We know that the path we are taking is not working.  It’s time for a new path.” — Mitt Romney I admit it. I didn’t watch the debate on Wednesday. (I was busy reading/studying for my Oracle SQL class.) So, I had to wait until this weekend to watch the full 1.5 hours on YouTube. […]

“We still have no strategy for dealing with this enormous long term threat. In many ways, the willful blindness of our elites has actually gotten worse.” — Newt Gingrich The following excerpt was recently reproduced in an email from Gingrich Productions. It is from Newt Gingrich’s book Winning the Future (2005), where he is discussing […]

Welcome back! If you’ve been following along, you know that I recently had a civil-but-slightly-frustrating exchange on Facebook with a young-earth creationist (YEC). (Well, there were more involved in the larger “discussion”, but I’m focusing on the interchange between the two of us.) He was making rather confident — even dogmatic — assertions about what […]

As you may know, I sometimes post parts of exchanges I’ve had with skeptics and young-earth creationists (YEC) on Facebook or some other forum. They can be informative and instructional — at least, to me, and hopefully for others “listening in”. They can also be as frustrating as all get out, whether because a) the […]

Hi, there! Yes, it has been more than two weeks since my last post. (I try to average one per week.) Beyond not feeling particularly “inspired” to write on anything for awhile (despite the two party conventions and various “silly season” topics), now that I’m back in school (part-time), I have less time to research […]

Preface: Why a “revised and expanded” version of this article? Following the (admittedly, rushed) publication of the original post a couple nights ago, I did some more research and was forced to reassess a couple of points (h/t Mark E. on FB). Rather than edit the existing post, I thought a new post with additional […]

UPDATE:  Rather than read this post, please link to the “revised and expanded” version, either on the right of your screen or below the video. Thanks! You’ll be glad you did! ;> Representative Todd Akin (R-MO) is being put through the ringer for recent comments during an interview. Seems to me there are three main […]