Daily Archives: November 7, 2013

How Did English Get To Be The International Language Of Science?

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Max West

From Popular Science: More than 98 percent of all scientific articles published today are in English, but that hasn’t always been the case. “There used to be one language of science in Europe, and it was Latin,” says Michael Gordin, a … Continue reading →

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Obama & McCain Huddle on Immigration

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Max West

From the man who, hilariously, was the 2008 GOP candidate for POTUS: Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) will meet with President Obama at the White House Thursday afternoon to plot strategy for passing comprehensive immigration reform. Not much you really need … Continue reading →

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Terry McAuliffe’s Identity-Politics ‘Heat Maps’

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Max West

How did this reprobate Clintonista squeeze out a slim, 55k margin victory? Basically, by creating ‘heat maps‘, then targeting African Americans by scaring them about “voting rights”, young people on homosexuality issues, and low-information hispanics with ads (in Espanol!) about … Continue reading →

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