“The settlements are an acknowledgment that our business model is sound and underscore our confidence in our ability to move forward successfully, otherwise we would not have agreed to the terms,”
– Herbalife Chief Executive Michael Johnson
The Oregon Supreme Court upheld the manslaughter convictions and prison sentences of a couple whose newborn baby died after they chose faith healing over medical treatment.
The country which spawned such great minds as David Hume, John Locke, and Adam Smith has gone the way of irrationality and anti-science concerning genetically modified organisms (GMO).
Sometimes, a person will say or do something which is so ridiculous, it can’t help but invite a visceral reaction. I call this “self-inflicted ridicule”.
A new study shows that it is easy to fool a brain-based lie detector.
A New York City “psychic” and her accomplice have been arrested and charged with grand larceny for having bilked a man out of almost THREE QUARTERS OF A MILLION DOLLARS!
Karim al-Banna, a 21-year-old student in Egypt has been sentenced to a 3 year prison term because he professed his atheism on Facebook.
The war against anti-science agents in the public school systems around the United States never ends. Battles are fought in perpetuity in all 50 states. Here is one battle in Arizona which involves the censorship of science thanks to the efforts of a few activists on the opposing side.
When a government agency like the Internal Revenue Service contacts you, there is a very real chance it is going to cost you some money. This alone will cause some people’s fears to be triggered. However, when the IRS threatens to bring criminal charges against you, that probably a threat you have never faced before in your life. How would you react if the IRS threatened charges which would land you in jail in a matter days?
The latest victim in the skeptical community to suffer threats is Mark Tilbrook of The United Kingdom. He must defend himself against the dark arts in the form of one Sally Morgan, a self-convinced psychic whose team of thugs (which includes her husband John) has threatened legal action and physical harm to Mark.