True, many Republicans are singularly benighted on the subject of
human caused global climate change. There is a book I browsed in a
public library titled " The Republican War on Science ". The Providence
Journal 's editorial page editor , Edward Achorn, has - I think -
absurdly associated this climate change controversy as a free speech
issue, and a controversy within the human institution of SCIENCE itself.
As a democratic socialist I deplore a certain contempt for free speech on any college campus where " identity politics " reigns supreme- and even oppresses free thought.
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse has been rather superb at defending the conclusions of SCIENCE on global warming against Big Energy inspired ridicule of us " Save the Earth " zealots.
But how can pro-capitalist Democrats not see that big industry cannot be checked by mere impotent reprimands ? It is essential to establish democratic control over Big Energy.
The scientific method is not based on enthusiasm for unrestrained free speech. It is based on verifiable research data. It is self-correcting and concerns itself with relative not absolute truth. Relative truth goes a long way - like making modern civilization possible.
Must the halls of science offer equal time to Creationism too ? An editorial page should not present a crank as a persecuted scientist .
As a democratic socialist I deplore a certain contempt for free speech on any college campus where " identity politics " reigns supreme- and even oppresses free thought.
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse has been rather superb at defending the conclusions of SCIENCE on global warming against Big Energy inspired ridicule of us " Save the Earth " zealots.
But how can pro-capitalist Democrats not see that big industry cannot be checked by mere impotent reprimands ? It is essential to establish democratic control over Big Energy.
The scientific method is not based on enthusiasm for unrestrained free speech. It is based on verifiable research data. It is self-correcting and concerns itself with relative not absolute truth. Relative truth goes a long way - like making modern civilization possible.
Must the halls of science offer equal time to Creationism too ? An editorial page should not present a crank as a persecuted scientist .
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