Daily Archives: April 18, 2004

When Politicians Approve Scientists

Donald Kennedy writes persuasively on a recent trend in the United States where members of formerly merit-based independant scientific and academic review panels are being screened for political views rather than scientific merit. Folks are now being hired for academic and scientific advisory councils based upon their political views and loyalties to the Bush agenda…

Porn HIV Scare

The current scare going through the adult industry related to two male performers being diagnosed as HIV+ demonstrates a couple things. One, the speed with which responsible companies have reacted in halting filming and stepping up testing in order to find anyone who may have been infected by the men. Two, that the adult entertainment…