Daily Archives: April 22, 2011


The Science of Why We Don’t Believe Science

The article The Science of Why We Don’t Believe Science by Chris Mooney could have the subtitle, “Why Steve’s Politics Blog is completely ineffective.”  Perhaps the solution is to follow the prescription at the end of the article:

You can follow the logic to its conclusion: Conservatives are more likely to embrace climate science if it comes to them via a business or religious leader, who can set the issue in the context of different values than those from which environmentalists or scientists often argue. Doing so is, effectively, to signal a détente in what Kahan has called a “culture war of fact.” In other words, paradoxically, you don’t lead with the facts in order to convince. You lead with the values—so as to give the facts a fighting chance.


Paul Ryan Already Benefited From The Social Security Fund He Now Wants To Gut

According to RawStory in the article Paul Ryan Already Benefited From The Social Security Fund He Now Wants To Gut,

Ryan’s congressional ascent, all the way to the top spot on the Budget Committee, began with his Social Security-funded college education.

I don’t know whether to file this story under “No good deed goes unpunished” or “I got mine, to heck with you.”