Sunday, June 15, 2008

Defending Rachel Carson: the last word

Defending Rachel Carson: the last word

John Quiggin points out the extreme gullibility of the right wing and libertarian blogosphere for public relations ploys initiated by tobacco companies. The PR firms exploit the obvious confirmation biases of these ideologues. Their goal is to discredit opponents of tobacco such as the World Health Organization by falsely accusing them of responsibility for malaria deaths.

Libertarians and global warming

Libertarians and global warming

John Quiggan analyzes the bizarre libertarian reactions to global warming.