November 10, 2012

Can the Left Purge Its Anti-Scientific Beliefs?

Jon Entine, Forbes


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A polemical new book, Science Left Behind, argues persuasively that there is less than meets the eye in self-righteous claims by Democrats that they represent the “pro-science party.” Jon Entine,  Director of the Genetic Literacy Project, reports.

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