Pet rocks — Why Evolution Is True

Because about 40% of my Facebook feed consists of complaints about Donald Trump, and because I can’t brain today, I’m proffering cats as a palliative. Italian artist Roberto Rizzo Pittore specializes in painting animals on rocks; what’s amazing is the lifelike job he does. Here’s a video, along with a picture of the animal he’s painting. […]

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Liberal hypocrisy, the hijab, and the Iranian chess boycott — Why Evolution Is True

For my own sanity, I’m going to stop looking at the Huffington Post, as there’s nothing there of value unless you’re a Regressive Leftist or need your daily Two Minutes of Trump Hate. But I did want to mention one salubrious piece in that otherwise odiferous venue brought to my attention by Grania. It’s by Zubin Medon, and […]

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Pakistani media mocks clerics who say men can ‘lightly beat’ wives — Richard Dawkins Foundation

By Agence France-Presse Pakistani media and activists poured scorn Friday on a suggestion from an Islamic religious body that men should be allowed to “lightly beat” their wives, made in their draft of a women’s protection bill. The Council of Islamic Ideology released a draft of the bill on Thursday, their response to progressive legislation giving…

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