Was evolutionary theory’s shining moment a fraud? From the Guardian: In 1953, Bernard Kettlewell, ‘a loud, eager man’ who was invariably dressed in shorts and sandals, began an experiment that would transform the peppered moth into ‘evolution’s number one icon’. Camping in woods near Birmingham and sustained by a diet of gin and cigars, Kettlewell set out to prove that birds really did eat more pale moths in darkened, polluted

As the Senate holds hearings to determine what to do about our “obesity crisis” (quick, more taxes!), the ladies on “The View” this morning revealed that Tom Cruise, by current “obesity” guidelines for body mass and height, is a himself a “fatty.” Which raises the question: Shouldn’t “scientists” who influence public policy by setting “guidelines” have to pass a test or something…? I mean tests specific to their fields —

No guns in the cockpits: Undersecretary of Transportation Security John Magaw said today he would not allow commercial airline pilots to carry guns in the cockpit, a move that’s been considered for months as a potential defense against September 11-style hijackings. The government has yet to weigh in on non-lethal weapons like stun-guns and Tasers. To be fair, Magaw has also decided “hijacking is not allowed,” and that potential hijackers

No guns in the cockpits: Undersecretary of Transportation Security John Magaw said today he would not allow commercial airline pilots to carry guns in the cockpit, a move that’s been considered for months as a potential defense against September 11-style hijackings. The government has yet to weigh in on non-lethal weapons like stun-guns and Tasers. To be fair, Magaw has also decided “hijacking is not allowed,” and that potential hijackers