Anti-scientism

• “Science Is Not Your Enemy – An impassioned plea to neglected novelists, embattled professors, and tenure-less historians” by Steven Pinker (New Republic; 2013.08.06) – http://www.newrepublic.com/article/114127/science-not-enemy-humanities
  • “No, Science Doesn’t Have All the Answers” by New Republic Literary Editor Leon Wieseltier (New Republic; 2013.08.07) – http://www.newrepublic.com/article/114172/leon-wieseltier-scientism-and-humanities | = Leon Wieseltier on the Value of the Humanities – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GevfKLmmMr0#at=110
  • “The Trouble with Scientism – Why history and the humanities are also a form of knowledge” by Philip Kitcher – http://www.newrepublic.com/article/books-and-arts/magazine/103086/scientism-humanities-knowledge-theory-everything-arts-science
  • “Science’s Sacred Cows (Part 1)” by Dave Pruett (Huffington Post; 2013.01.02) – http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dave-pruett/sciences-sacred-cows-part-1_b_2392381.html?
  • “Time to Separate Scientism and State” by Wesley J. Smith (2012.12.24; national Review online) – http://www.nationalreview.com/human-exceptionalism/336436/time-separate-scientism-and-state
    • “Politicians must not elevate mere opinion over science” by Brian Cox and Robin Ince (NewStatesman; 2012.12.18) – http://www.newstatesman.com/sci-tech/sci-tech/2012/12/brian-cox-and-robin-ince-politicians-must-not-elevate-mere-opinion-over-sc
  • “The Folly of Scientism” by Austin L. Hughes (The New Atlantis; 2012 Fall) – http://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/the-folly-of-scientism
  • “Philosophy Is Not a Science” by Julian Friedland (The new York Times; 2012.04.05) – http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/05/philosophy-is-not-a-science/
  • “The New Intolerance” by melanie Phillips (Standpoint; 2012.05) – http://standpointmag.co.uk/text-may-12-the-new-intolerance-melanie-phillips-secularism-religion-intolerance-atheism-islamism-scientism
  • “Defending Freedom” by george Lakoff (New Repoblic; 2006.10.16) – http://www.newrepublic.com/article/politics/defending-freedom
  • “Block That Metaphor” by Steve npinker [- a review of “Whose Freedom?: The Battle over America’s Most Important Idea” by George Lakoff (The New Republic; 2006.10.19)] – http://www.powells.com/review/2006_10_19
  • “Frame Game” by The New Republic staff (The New Republic; 2006.11.04) – http://www.newrepublic.com/blog/open-university/frame-game

USA:Anti-Evolution

• “Tennessee Bill Helps Teachers Challenge Evolution” (SlashDot; 2011.04.08) – http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/04/08/1353249/Tennessee-Bill-Helps-Teachers-Challenge-Evolution
  “In a 70-28 vote yesterday, the Tennessee House of Representatives passed HB 368 (PDF), a bill that encourages science teachers to explore controversial topics without fear of reprisal. Critics say the measure will enable K-12 teachers to present intelligent design and creationism as acceptable alternatives to evolution in the classroom. If the bill passes, Tennessee would join Louisiana as the second state to have specific ‘protection’ for the teaching of evolution in the classroom.”
• “Bill Allowing Teachers to Challenge Evolution Passes Tennessee House” by Sara Reardon 9Science; 2011.04.07) – http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2011/04/bill-allowing-teachers-to-challenge.html

USA: Anti – Climate Change