Bureaucratic Science Continued: Last week, TWTW discussed the concept Bureaucratic Science which occurs when a government entity, or a similar organization, charged with applying the best science possible, drifts from its purpose and institutes policies and procedures (methodology) that are inconsistent with its mission. The brightest, most competent, and conscientious people may be involved.…
Paul Driessen
Will Congress finally get tough on junk science?
House hearing investigates a UN cancer agency accused of misusing US taxpayer fundsWA growing problem for modern industrialized Western societies is the legion of government agencies and unelected bureaucrats and allied nongovernmental organizations that seem impervious to transparency, accountability or reform. Their expansive power often controls public perceptions and public policies. Prominent among them are…
E. Calvin Beisner, Ph.D.
Are “Fixer Upper” Stars Wrecking the Earth with their Children?
You’d have thought congratulations were in order when HGTV’s Chip and Joanna Gaines, of Fixer Upper, announced they’re expecting their fifth child. Some congratulations did come, but so did some nasty criticism. The gist: With four, they have too many already. The world’s overpopulated, and it’s selfish of them to add more children. US Magazine…
Steven Welcenbach
A Few Strong Words About Tariffs
Conventional wisdom in libertarian and many conservative circles condemn tariffs as anti-free trade and anti-free market. And for the better part of my time I rode in that boat. But a couple of years ago someone challenged my intellect on this subject with some sound arguments I never considered before. This challenge led me to…
General
Steve’s Say . . . A Few Strong Words About Tariffs
Conventional wisdom in libertarian and many conservative circles condemn tariffs as anti-free trade and anti-free market. And for the better part of my time I rode in that boat. But a couple of years ago someone challenged my intellect on this subject with some sound arguments I never considered before. This challenge led me to…
Tim Ball, Tom Harris
Overheated claims on temperature records
It’s time for sober second thoughts on climate alarms Now that the excitement has died down over the news that Earth’s surface temperature made 2017 one of the hottest years on record, it is time for sober second thoughts. Did the January 18 announcement by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that 2017 was…