One final remark on the election: Why Sarah Palin Conservatism is dangerous

One of my favorite sources is Edge. To quote from its "About" page:

"Edge Foundation, Inc., was established in 1988 as an outgrowth of a group known as The Reality Club. Its informal membership includes of some of the most interesting minds in the world.

The mandate of Edge Foundation is to promote inquiry into and discussion of intellectual, philosophical, artistic, and literary issues, as well as to work for the intellectual and social achievement of society."

Today's edition contains an article by Jerry Coyne commenting on the war on science being carried out by the Right in the USA.

"In her usual faux-folksy style, Palin lit out after a congressional earmark involving these insects: "You've heard about some of these pet projects — they really don't make a whole lot of sense — and sometimes these dollars go to projects that have little or nothing to do with the public good. Things like fruit-fly research in Paris, France. I kid you not." (Reading this diatribe is not sufficient; only video reveals the scorn and condescension dripping from her words.) ... The research Palin attacked was a perfectly valid project designed to protect American growers from the olive fruit fly, a destructive pest. But fruit-fly research is good for far more than that."

"Trying to bond with the American people by taking pride in your ignorance and making science the common enemy — now that's a bridge to nowhere."

Read the article - and subscribe to Edge.