RationalWiki:What is going on in the blogosphere?/September 2014
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September 2014[edit]
   | 13 | The idea of "environmental classism" in America looks moronic now. |
| 27 | National Review writer Kevin D. Williamson says women who have abortions should be hanged, and so should doctors, nurses and hospital staff. (Somebody's been reading The Handmaid's Tale.) |
| 19 | Blowback's a bitch, China. |
| 4 | Why academic writing stinks |
| 17 | Focus on the Family offers handy tips for parents about teaching their children about homosexuality. |
| 27 | "If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich." |
| 15 | Why UN climate talks continue to fail |
| 15 | Three sexist newspapers that completely missed the point of Emma Watson's UN speech (Daily Telegraph, The Star, Daily Mail) |
| 13 | The “Emma You Are Next” site is an assault on the civil rights of women. (Looks like it's a hoax. But damn, anti-feminists have humiliated themselves yet again.) |
| -2 | Ever wonder who brings the VA problems to light and why? There you go. |
| 9 | Number #1 on Frank Luntz's Key Principles to Take Your Business from Ordinary to Extraordinary: Do not hire Frank Luntz. (The presser in question.) |
| -8 | Hillary Clinton once wrote Saul Alinsky fan mail You hear that squealing off in the distance? That's Glenn Beck having an orgasm. |
| 16 | In which Christopher "moot" Poole gets new mods in and kicks #gamergate off 4chan. NOT EVEN 4CHAN wants these people. |
| 30 | Atlas Shrugged III reviewed. "A light went on. This film. What it is. What the book is. It’s the libertarian Left Behind." |
| 23 | Next on the List of Questions that Would Garner an "Are You Crazy?" Reaction a Decade Ago: Is the GOP losing Kansas? |
| 4 | Let's try this again: Why Scotland didn't secede: economics. |
| 10 | "37 percent of Americans think a free press is overrated." Ah. |
| 8 | Because the head-exploding nature of Republicans wanting to move to Canuckistan does not seem to be a joke. |
| 46 | Cracked: A 90-Second Guide to Determine if Your Internet Cause Is BS |
| 14 | "Just how secure is Xi Jinping, really?" |
| 11 | Which Iraq War are you? |
| 22 | "The Only Thing Unusual About Ray And Janay Rice Is That Anyone Noticed." NFL fans and MRAs are having a very poor year. |
| 20 | Organized homeschooling's obsession with false reports of child abuse. |
| -13 | Those RationalWikians of the "Yes" persuasion in the Scottish referendum should have a look at this. Update: No, stop downvoting, they should really look at this. |
| 29 | White people refuse to believe black people's experiences. |
| 8 | "Capt. Kirk vs. the Internet" |
| 16 | Stung by Zoe Quinn's partial release of the IRC logs where they planned her harassment, the perpetrators of #GamerGate release 3,756 pages of full logs. They actually think this stuff makes them look anything not like pieces of shit. |
| 10 | Even Albert Einstein once got fooled by a purported psychic. (HT PZ Myers.) |
| 27 | Obama Outperforms Reagan on Jobs, Growth, and Investing. |
| 13 | Skeptical Science launches a cheeky quote/caricature series called 97 Hours of Consensus. |
| 4 | Do you still think #GamerGate was a spontaneous grassroots movement of any sort? Zoe Quinn has screenshots for you. |
| -38 | People don't know how to find the true gems of the internet: The Most Underrated Websites(self promotion warning) |
| 13 | Turns out you can do direct A/B comparisons on workplace gender discrimination: ask a transgender person. (Similar response comment on HN.) |
| 6 | AlterNet looks at the men's rights movement |
| 12 | Herbals, Dietary Supplements Linked To Liver Injury |
| 14 | Willing to reconsider your no-byline policy, Economist? (Update: no, but they withdrew the review.) |
| 47 | Muslims take the piss out of ISIS, using genuinely funny snark and satire. We at Rationalwiki salute you. |
| 10 | Every time ISIS murders a journalist in broad daylight, there's only one conclusion. |
| 2 | Shaking the foundation? -- DJ Grothe "no longer with JREF", LA offices closed and re-headquartered in Falls Church, VA |
| 28 | Cracked strikes again. "6 Tricks I Learned as a Faith Healer (for Scamming You)" |
| 18 | Jeff Berwick's Galt's Gulch in Chile isn't going well... |