Caution: Rough Area Infested with Poisonous Snakes
I’ve been writing about science and technology–life science and information technology–for four decades, mostly as the top editor of publications like Bio/Technology (renamed Nature Biotechnology), Pharmaceutical Technology, and BioTechniques. During…
The Original Originalist: Roger Taney, Dred Scott, and Today’s Supreme Court Majority
Today’s New York Times includes not one but two articles** that refer to “originalism,” the belief that the U.S. constitution must be understood as its framers would have understood it…that…
Election Fraud is Real! And Really Small
Trump’s claims of election improprieties are baseless according to a group of international observers.Really?Just what exactly is the access that these people have to our election?They don’t have special access,…
Like Light from a Distant Star
Worth remembering: Today’s covid-19 statistics are a glimpse into the past. Today’s new cases generally reflect contacts that happened 5 to 10 days ago, when social distancing had just gotten…