skeptoid-podcast:-rethinking-science-education

I had the honor of guest hosting Skeptoid Podcast, and couldn’t resist talking about my favorite thing: science and critical thinking education. Skeptoid Podcast #990: Rethinking Science Education The post Skeptoid Podcast: Rethinking Science Education appeared first on Thinking Is Power.Continue Reading

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But progress could be threatened if there is a new more diplomatic government in Israel., Fifty-nine years after Israel established its first illegal settlement in the occupied Palestinian territory, the United Kingdom has imposed a ban on trade with Israeli settlements. It is not before time, as the settler populationContinue Reading

maha-and-the-politics-of-cancer-in-the-corn-belt

This article was originally published at Barn Raiser Media. For the first time since Traitor 47’s ascendance, Iowa Democrats are finding reason to believe they might win multiple statewide elections. Polls find the November races for governor and senate neck-and-neck. According to Cook Political Report, momentum is blue. On AugustContinue Reading

is-he-a-jihadist?-a-communist?-cartoonists-can’t-decide-how-to-smear-el-sayed

Washington Post (8/23/26): “The fixation on El-Sayed’s faith is part of a growing embrace of open Islamophobia by some Republicans.” Political cartoons commenting on Michigan’s 2026 US Senate race have been dominated by a torrent of Islamophobia and anti-Arab racism directed at Democratic nominee Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, an Arab-American Muslim. These caricatures doContinue Reading

gloria-steinem-deserves-praise,-but-maybe-not-worship

Gloria Steinem, a towering figure in the feminist movement and a cultural icon who worked for decades to win more rights, protections and opportunities for women, died Wednesday at 92. Steinem also earned her fair share of criticism over the decades, most notably for her defense of Bill Clinton’s treatmentContinue Reading