Ed Brayton is a journalist, commentator and speaker. He is the co-founder and president of Michigan Citizens for Science and co-founder of The Panda's Thumb. He has written for such publications as The Bard, Skeptic and Reports of the National Center for Science Education, spoken in front of many organizations and conferences, and appeared on nationally syndicated radio shows and on C-SPAN. Ed is also a Fellow with the Center for Independent Media and the host of Declaring Independence, a one hour weekly political talk show on WPRR in Grand Rapids, Michigan.(static)
Ed Brayton also blogs at Positive Liberty and The Panda's Thumb
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August 31, 2007
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Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na`im, an expert in Islamic law and human rights law from Emory University, has an important op-ed in the Christian Science Monitor about why Muslims should support modern ideas of the secular state and reject theocratic societies. The...
Posted by Ed Brayton at 9:23 AM • 26 Comments
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You have to love the utter stupidity of the nativist crowd. I can certainly understand the need to do something about illegal immigration; there are areas of the country with serious, undeniable problems as a result of illegal immigration. Personally,...
Posted by Ed Brayton at 9:16 AM • 54 Comments
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Chris Mooney received an email that was intended primarily for me, which he dutifully forwarded to me. At least I assume it was intended for me. It was addressed to an "Ed Batton", which I assume is me. I'm not...
Posted by Ed Brayton at 9:09 AM • 18 Comments
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Dale Carpenter has an excellent post at Volokh about the Larry Craig situation and the larger problem of why this keeps happening to Republican politicians. I think he really nails the reason why this keeps happening to Republicans in particular...
Posted by Ed Brayton at 9:02 AM • 26 Comments
August 30, 2007
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For those who didn't get to listen to my interview with Greg Raymer last weekend, the mp3 is now available. Right click here and you should be able to download it. If that doesn't work, go to this post on...
Posted by Ed Brayton at 9:30 AM • 2 Comments
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This time in the California State Senate, the same invocation offered by the same Hindu chaplain - and the same absurd reaction from the Christian right. Tim Wildmon, president of the American Family Association, told the San Francisco Chronicle that...
Posted by Ed Brayton at 9:23 AM • 37 Comments
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A new development in the Praying Parents case from Wilson County, Tennessee. This is an establishment clause case brought by the ACLU on behalf of parents in the district (full name: John and Jane Doe v. Wilson County School System)....
Posted by Ed Brayton at 9:16 AM • 17 Comments
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The NY Times had an excellent article the other day about the ongoing dispute between Antigua and the US over online gambling. Quick background: Antigua, which is home to several online gambling companies, filed a WTO complaint against the US...
Posted by Ed Brayton at 9:09 AM • 6 Comments
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Chris Rodda continues to eviscerate any credibility that Stephen Mansfield might have had with the third part of her review. In it, she debunks one of the most infamous of all the Christian Nation myths, the "Jefferson attended church in...
Posted by Ed Brayton at 9:02 AM • 8 Comments
August 29, 2007
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Okay, in light of the Larry Craig story, we need to start a pool here. The way I see it, Craig has two options. Pick which one you think will happen. Will he: A. Announce that he's an alcoholic and...
Posted by Ed Brayton at 9:23 AM • 43 Comments
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My friend Peter Irons has informed me that Stuart Pivar has withdrawn his libel suit against PZ Myers, which finally frees me up to say what I have been dying to say since the first moment this complaint was filed....
Posted by Ed Brayton at 9:16 AM • 25 Comments
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This is a classic clip that I found at Pam's House Blend. It's from a Senate debate between Alan Keyes and Barack Obama in 2004 and they're asked about gay marriage. Obama's answer is bad. It's a bunch of babble...
Posted by Ed Brayton at 9:09 AM • 18 Comments
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This time the ACLU is involved and has filed suit, which one can only hope leads to the complete overturning of the drug seizure laws. A trucker has sued the Drug Enforcement Administration, seeking to get back nearly $24,000 seized...
Posted by Ed Brayton at 9:02 AM • 40 Comments
August 28, 2007
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Man, this guy just does not know when to quit. In this comment he builds up a ridiculous straw man version of my position, creating it out of thin air: My intent was to show how shallow Brayton's perception of...
Posted by Ed Brayton at 9:30 AM • 60 Comments
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A reader sent along an op-ed piece written by Rep. Bill Sali of Idaho, the Congressman who made the absurd comments about how horrible it is that Congress now has a Muslim member and the Senate let a Hindu chaplain...
Posted by Ed Brayton at 9:23 AM • 10 Comments
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I'm surprised I hadn't heard about this case before it reached the appeals court level. The case is Truth v Kent School District and it involves a high school's refusal to recognize a student Bible club based on the club's...
Posted by Ed Brayton at 9:16 AM • 35 Comments
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