America: A Representative Republic? Or An Idiocracy?

I promised myself that I wouldn’t do it, but I did.  I made a pact with me, all in the name of preserving my somewhat stable mental health, that I would NEVER again look at the results of the average American taking the citizenship test.  I failed, not because I am some kind of masochist, [...]

Science Can’t Crack Stupid

Lately, I have been off doing (in the words of the folksy tea-bag vernacular) “sciency stuff” like measuring snow pack in the western Rockies and recording temperature readings at high altitudes.  Yes, this data will be used and shared by non-partisan federal agencies such as EPA, USGS, and the Forest Service.  The public is often [...]