This post is basically a pile-on. We're already floggingNational Review over its promotion of Tom Bethell. So why not rub it in? In The Republican War on Science, I outline conservative attacks on science in a variety of areas. Not surprisingly, it turns out that many of the leading strategies are reflected in articles published by National Review Online. Three quick examples:
Global Warming: Most of the pundits that NR publishes on this topic seem attached to one of a small number of well-known contrarian think tanks. Examples: Iain Murray and Christopher Horner of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, Steven Hayward of the American Enterprise Institute. These think tanks have a long history, documented by myself and others, of seeking to undermine the science demonstrating that human-caused global warming is a matter of concern.
Evolution: NR regularly publishes pieces friendly to "intelligent design" (here, here) although they occasionally publish a critical ...
