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Daily Archives: February 23, 2012
The problem of lying
Hat tip to Mark Shea for pointing out the problem that lying causes for those who support man-made global warming. He links to Megan McArdle’s blog entry on The Atlantic magazine’s web site. Megan McArdle writes: After you have convinced … Continue reading
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