Monthly Archives: June 2023

Moore v. Harper: A Win for Sanity and Democracy

Holy crap! A sensible decision from the United States Supreme Court on election law. On June 27, in a case from North Carolina known as Moore v. Harper, the Supreme Court ruled that state legislatures do not have unlimited power … Continue reading

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The Reading Crisis

Book bans in the US have sunk to new depths of stupidity. In May, Amanda Gorman’s poem The Hill We Climb, which she read aloud to the whole country at Joe Biden’s inauguration in 2021, was banned from a Florida … Continue reading

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Introduction to Modern Climate Change

Introduction to Modern Climate Change is a college level textbook aimed at both science and non-science majors. Don’t let that put you off. Anyone with basic high school algebra and chemistry can read this book and learn an incredible amount. … Continue reading

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Climate Change: A Very Short Introduction

The centuries-long rivalry between Oxford and Cambridge Universities isn’t limited to just boat races and rugby matches. Both esteemed universities have recently published updated versions of their introductory books on climate change.   I’ve read and reviewed a number of … Continue reading

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