by Ken JP Stuczynski | Jan 20, 2011 | Politics & Law, Science & Pseudoscience
A tremendous amount of political positioning, propaganda, and debate went into crafting — or pretending to craft rather — a major reform of the health care system. It had nothing to do with the system itself, mind you, but rather who was entitled to...
by Barry Fagin | Jan 17, 2011 | Religion & Spirituality, Science & Pseudoscience, Society & Culture, Technology & Futurism
{Published in the Colorado Springs Gazette, November 2005} [[Idiot|Pat Robertson]] is an idiot. What else can you say about a man who, just a few days ago, he did at apocalyptic events for a small town in Pennsylvania when an election didn’t go his way?...
by Barry Fagin | Jan 10, 2011 | Psychology, Religion & Spirituality, Science & Pseudoscience, Society & Culture
{2005} “The Exorcism of Emily Rose” opened in theaters last week. It had a $30 million weekend, more than triple its closest competitor. Because a simple horror film couldn’t do that kind of box office, “Emily Rose” was “based on a true story”. That story, however,...
by Barry Fagin | Dec 20, 2010 | Philosophy & Ethics, Politics & Law, Science & Pseudoscience
{2005} Throughout history, brave men and women have pushed the frontiers of knowledge were others have said they should not go. Like Prometheus, they offer precious gifts to mankind, and often chained to a rock further trouble. Time will tell if Bill Frist is such a...
by Ken JP Stuczynski | Dec 16, 2010 | Philosophy & Ethics, Politics & Law, Psychology, Science & Pseudoscience, Society & Culture
The American people have grown weary of partisanship. We know this is true because of the very existence of the Tea Part and Coffee Party. But even those are influenced by the constant gravity of one end of the political spectrum or the other. There are other words...
by Barry Fagin | Nov 16, 2010 | Philosophy & Ethics, Religion & Spirituality, Science & Pseudoscience, Society & Culture
{2005} “The Amityville Horror” opens in theaters tomorrow, which means it’s time to man the barricades for another Hollywood assault on our intelligence. Let’s put on some serious battle armor by practicing our ABCs: The ABCs of Debunking. “A is for Amityville,...
