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Denyse O'Leary
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April 12, 2022
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Christian Darwinism, Intelligent Design, Media, theistic evolution
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Ultra-In mag New Yorker: “For our nation and our species, the future depends” on Francis Collins’s success…

Denyse O'Leary
April 12, 2022
Christian Darwinism, Intelligent Design, Media, theistic evolution
One way of looking at it: In light of the appalling treatment of infants under Collins’s regime, he is just the sort of individual that the New Yorker would want to represent evangelical Christians — or any other group that its staff despise. Read More ›
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April 1, 2022
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Academic Freedom, Defending our Civilization, Lessons of History, Media, rhetoric

To get change, create or exploit a crisis . . .

kairosfocus
April 1, 2022
Academic Freedom, Defending our Civilization, Lessons of History, Media, rhetoric

to control the change, set the agenda and control thought to a thesis, an antithesis and your desired synthesis. So, we see, in a cartoon: Where, let us recall the change challenge: . . . thus the fallacy of the false dilemma pushing a simplistic dichotomy of choices: . . . and the Overton Window context, where one has to open up space to pull policy, likely incrementally — thus we see a slippery slope ratchet: so, we see how a slippery slope slide into lawless oligarchy can be created: Are we facing a march of the Lemmings? Food for thought as we contemplate technoplutocracy. END

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Denyse O'Leary
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March 23, 2022
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Academic Freedom, Intelligent Design, Media, Science
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Trust the Science! Instructive testimony from media efforts to squelch debate about the COVID panic

Denyse O'Leary
March 23, 2022
Academic Freedom, Intelligent Design, Media, Science
It would be good to study how “science” became a synonym for “what people do when they are in a panic” and how “disinformation” came to mean “casting doubt on panic-stricken responses.” But obviously, there is a larger message here... Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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March 21, 2022
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Culture, Intelligent Design, Media, Science
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At last someone is asking: Why are science reporters so credulous?

Denyse O'Leary
March 21, 2022
Culture, Intelligent Design, Media, Science
Another way of putting it is that too many people are — at best — naive about government-led and government-funded science. And science writers can make a living out of avoiding realities and catering to their illusions while retaining a sense of impeccable righteousness. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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March 7, 2022
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Culture, Intelligent Design, Media
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Yes, law schools have changed. Now here’s a key way media have changed

Denyse O'Leary
March 7, 2022
Culture, Intelligent Design, Media
Media people today see freedom of speech in a much more hostile light. During the Convoy response to the COVID crazy here in Canada, we were explicitly given to understand that freedom of speech is a “right wing” value. That view is now widely shared. It would certainly have surprised generations of liberal-minded journalists. But if we ponder the matter for a moment, we can see what drives the change of view. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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March 5, 2022
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Climate change, Culture, Intelligent Design, Media, Science
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Has anyone else noticed the blatant political flavor of many sciencey mags these days?

Denyse O'Leary
March 5, 2022
Climate change, Culture, Intelligent Design, Media, Science
Yes, it was always there but recently, as the editors become ever more self-righteous (= Us vs. the Unwashed), it has become more open and that sure isn’t an improvement. Science writer Matt Ridley thinks science is reverting to a cult. Read More ›
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March 1, 2022
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Academic Freedom, Control vs Anarchy, Intelligent Design, Lessons of History, Media, Medicine, News Highlights, rhetoric
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A media bias takedown by the Frontline Doctors

kairosfocus
March 1, 2022
Academic Freedom, Control vs Anarchy, Intelligent Design, Lessons of History, Media, Medicine, News Highlights, rhetoric

If you needed a case study on loaded language driven slanted reporting, here is a case study that deserves to be headlined: For context, see the de-spin chart: Remember, this has been with lives on the line. END

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Denyse O'Leary
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February 4, 2022
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Canada, Intelligent Design, Media
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A characteristic of our times: Anarchy from above: Canadian truckers edition

Denyse O'Leary
February 4, 2022
Canada, Intelligent Design, Media
Here’s what resistance to the anarchy means in Canada: The Convoy was peaceful compared to most demos. We just want to COVID Crazy to end. It’s not doing anything but harm. But GoFundMe has now seized the $10 million dollars Canadians contributed to the support of those camped in Ottawa aiming to end the destructive lockdowns and will give it to charities instead. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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January 31, 2022
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Intelligent Design, Laws, Media, Science
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John West explains why Discovery Institute will start speaking up about science totalitarianism around COVID

Denyse O'Leary
January 31, 2022
Intelligent Design, Laws, Media, Science
COVID-19 has been used as the rationale for an extraordinary expansion of government power in the name of science... COVID has shown government officials how to do an end-run around the normal system of checks and balances. They simply need to invoke “science” and declare an emergency — and then extend their emergency orders time and again. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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January 6, 2022
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Media, Science
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Well, Jogalekar finally got a chance to tell his story re what happened at Scientific American

Denyse O'Leary
January 6, 2022
Media, Science
Asaronaon: Ashutosh used to write regularly for Scientific American, until he was fired seven years ago over a column in which he advocated acknowledging Richard Feynman’s flaws, including his arrogance and casual sexism, but also understanding those flaws within the context of Feynman’s whole life, including the tragic death of his first wife Arlene. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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December 31, 2021
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Intelligent Design, Media, Science
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Will science media’s slow descent into the Woke crazy empower competition?

Denyse O'Leary
December 31, 2021
Intelligent Design, Media, Science
In a still-free society, Wokeness will create a space for a new popular science magazine. Lots of Woke-weary folk who value evidence over ideology would likely support it. That magazine should allow evidence-based criticism of Darwinian theory — which is treated with considerable skepticism anyway once you get outside the venue of the people who blew up SciAm with their Wokeness. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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December 6, 2021
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Intelligent Design, Media, Peer review, Science
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Retraction Watch co-founder on the lab leak theory re COVID

Denyse O'Leary
December 6, 2021
Intelligent Design, Media, Peer review, Science
Ivan Oransky: Many in the media, as well as some scientists, quickly labeled it a conspiracy theory, designed to shift focus away from the missteps of their own countries. But, like everyone else involved in the discussions about the lab leak theory, scientists have something at stake: If SARS-CoV-2 did escape from a lab, it could further shake trust in research, and threaten funding… Read More ›