The Republicans are now the anti-science party

On climate change and evolution, the party's presidential hopefuls are wilfully ignorant

Jon Huntsman Jr, a former Utah governor and ambassador to China, isn't a serious contender for the Republican presidential nomination. And that's too bad, because Mr Hunstman has been willing to say the unsayable about the Republican party in the United States, namely, that it is becoming the "anti-science party". This is an enormously important development. And it should terrify us.

To see what Mr Huntsman means, consider recent statements by the ... Full Story »

Posted by Fabrice Florin - via Google News (Science), Google News (Climate Change), Google News (Republican Party), Josh_Young (t), Tshiung Han See (t), Donica Mensing (t), Ron Steffens (t), Randy Benson (t), Kaizar Campwala (t), Joey Baker (t)
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Posted by: Posted by Fabrice Florin - Sep 3, 2011 - 4:37 PM PDT
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Edited by: Fabrice Florin - Sep 14, 2011 - 11:09 PM PDT

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