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The IPCC Prepares to Release More Hot Air

The IPCC is preparing to release a "Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 ºC." That sentence alone should be enough to make everyone within earshot duck for cover from the coming barrage of climate-related doomporn. But, sadly, half of the public will actively cheer...

Is the Korean War Over Yet?

So the Korean War ended this week. Or so you would believe if you scanned the headlines of the British tabloids. "North and South Korea have finally ended the Korean War after 65 years!" blares The Mirror. And reading from the article: North Korea's williingness to...

Episode 340 – Bayer + Monsanto = A Match Made in Hell

Episode 340 – Bayer + Monsanto = A Match Made in Hell

It is hardly surprising that the first thing Bayer did after completing their takeover of Monsanto earlier this month was to announce that they were dropping the Monsanto name, merging the two companies' agrichemical divisions under the Bayer Crop Science name. After...

2017: The Year of Technocracy (Confirmed!)

As you no doubt remember, dear reader, I kicked off 2017 with my customary look at the year ahead. This year's prediction? "2017: The Year of Technocracy." As I observed lo those many months ago: "I find it more and more difficult to shake the conviction that...