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Anti-Semitism History Holocaust denial

This is what “white pride” looks like

Almost as if by design, after my post earlier today about LaShawn Barber’s really bad analogy comparing the white nationalist teenage singing duo Prussian Blue’s invocation of “white pride” to minority groups like the NAACP, I came across this post over on David Neiwert’s blog showing what real white nationalists look like. Almost as if […]

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Anti-Semitism Blogging Holocaust denial Politics

Trolled

On Wednesday, in response to really bad analogy attacking the NAACP and the Black and Hispanic Congressional Caucuses, I wrote a rather lengthy post that attempted to educate the rather clueless blogger by the name of LaShawn Barber who had produced the rant about how the white nationalist teen singing duo Prussian Blue (who, according […]

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Complementary and alternative medicine Evolution Intelligent design/creationism Paranormal Pseudoscience Quackery Skepticism/critical thinking

Thirsty for the truth? Visit the 38th Meeting of the Skeptics’ Circle!

It’s that time again, time for the 38th Meeting of the Skeptics’ Circle. Thirsty? Well, LBBP over at Skeptic Rant offers parched skeptics a fine assortment of beverages including Satire Cider, Quack Quencher, Woo Brew, and Creationist Tonic, among others. It’s just the cool, refreshing dose of critical thinking to quench that skeptical thirst that’s […]

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Anti-Semitism History Holocaust denial

Holocaust denier and neo-Nazi sympathizer David Irving slithers his way through the western U.S.

He’s baaaack. Lovely. I’m referring to everybody’s favorite anti-Semite, Hitler apologist, and Holocaust-denying “historian,” David Irving, who has reinfected our fair nation. Indeed, and unfortunately, he is busily slithering his way across the western U.S., hitting the mighty white power ranger circuit in the back of cheap hotels and greasy spoon restaurants in order to […]

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Complementary and alternative medicine Medicine Pseudoscience Quackery Religion Skepticism/critical thinking

Bill Maher gets the Richard Dawkins Award? That’s like Jenny McCarthy getting an award for public health

Although I often don’t agree with him and have cooled on him lately, I still rather like–even admire–Richard Dawkins. While it’s true I’ve taken him to task for having a tin ear for bioethics, lamented his walking blindly right into charges of anti-Semitism (no, I don’t think he’s an anti-Semite), and half-defended/half-criticized him for seeming […]