EconoMonitor : Ed Dolan's Econ Blog » Why Rick Perry’s Position on Climate Change Makes Him a True Conservative
Perry’s problem is that he is unwilling to keep an open mind even about the fundamental hypothesis of a human role in climate change.Progressive Intollerance: Talking to Themselves | The Moral Liberal
MSNBC’s Chris Matthews takes the strongest version of this position. To him even skepticism about catastrophic climate change is a sign of hostility to science, although a good number of scientists are skeptical.» Indoctrination Fridays: ‘Global Warming’ Activist Teacher Takes Her Agenda to ‘Truck Country’ - Big Government
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If someone doesn’t fit their mold, he or she is ignored or vilified. I know many people who (like me) reject Keynesian economics (and are skeptical about catastrophic climate change) while embracing science. (Yet we realize that scientists have the same the foibles and temptations we all are prone to, such as confirmation bias and career ambitions.) But Matthews & Co. say there are no such people. The pundits can’t even acknowledge good faith in their opponents.
Not only has Dean crossed the line that separates teaching from propagandizing, but she spent almost a month’s worth of class time on her global warming unit, with the grand result being a few recycling bins placed around the school and a “climate of concern” among the students.Global warming 'could trigger alien attack' | TG Daily
It is doubtful that Washington state’s standardized test asks students to explain how owning a truck helps contributes to global warming. That means in a nine-month school year, Dean only has eight months to teach the rest of the 8th grade science curriculum – the stuff that kids will actually be tested on.
It is clear that “teaching to the test” leaves less time for their social engineering lesson plans, which cramps the propagandists’ style in a major way.
In some places the authors get really carried away - one wonders how many of them are frustrated would-be Hollywood screen-writers.
If we did get attacked by aliens, they suggest, it's possible that another bunch might fly in to save us.
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