RationalWiki:What is going on in the blogosphere?/July 2008

July 2008
"Moderate maverick" McCain pulls off the compromiser's cap and puts on the Karl Rove ski-mask. (self-promotion is fun and profitable) (31 July 2008) Islamophobia in the media's intepretation of a poll of British Muslim students. (self-promotion warning). (31 July 2008) The 92nd Skeptics' Circle is up! (self-promotion warning) (31 July 2008) Is there a positive platonic ideal of Christianity? If so, commercialism has killed it. (self-promotion warning). (31 July 2008) PZ Myers reacts to and mocks the Confraternity of Catholic Clergy press release informing us that it is unconstitutional to criticize religion. (30 July 2008) The New York Times loves Little Green Men(self-promotion warning). (30 July 2008) Somebody out there likes us. (self promotion warning) (29 July 2008) People don't kill people---cell phones kill people. (24 July 2008)  Skeptics may have won the battle against the 9/11 truthers club. (15 June 2008)

 Nigeria: a study in political corruption. (26 July 2008) As hysteria over Salmonella-tainted tomatoes starts to die down, the outbreak remains a mystery and highlights the struggles of the health industry in the modern world. (23 July 2008) A list of the crimes and misdemeanors of the Bush administration. (25 July 2008) A new study shows how better educated parents responded more to the MMR controversy. (25 July 2008) How blind salamanders make nonsense of creationists' claims. by Christopher Hitchens. (July 21, 2008) Ceci n'est pas un biscuit. (July 24, 2008) The Rational Reply to Conservapedia on Starlight. (July 19, 2008)