Why Evolution is True is a blog written by Jerry Coyne, centered on evolution and biology but also dealing with diverse topics like politics, culture, and cats.
The bit in quotes in the title is the header in the email that Greg Mayer sent me, along with a link and his one-paragraph critique of the piece (below). That NYT piece is apparently making a mistake that’s common in free-speech discussions these days, implying that free speech should be discouraged if it causes … Continue reading NYT piece #2: “A confused piece on campus speech in the New York Times”
I’m posting this new NYT article not because it shows that Jesuits are engaged in science, which is well known (there’s an observatory in the Vatican), but because of “lesson” the paper draws from this fact, a lesson outlined by me in red in the subheadline below. Jesuit astronomers show that science and religion are … Continue reading The New York Times touts a fake amity between science and religion
On my recent post called “The UK’s National Health Service bans puberty blockers for minors except for clinical trials; NYT reports it without mentioning potential physical harms of blockers,” reader Peter left a very good comment that I’m reproducing here in case you missed it. (I’ve changed some of the bolding to dispel confusion.) I … Continue reading A comment on the MSM’s coverage of trans issues
UPDATE: Here’s what my primary-care physician, Dr. Alex Lickerman, says about the diagnosis of “glioma” below: Glioma is a broad term used to delineate all types of primary brain tumors. The prognosis varies tremendously from type to type, with glioblastoma multiforme being the worst. You need a biopsy to determine which kind it is. Not … Continue reading The New York Times touts religious miracles as proof of God
It’s taken me a while to fathom how anti-Israeli (or even antisemitic) the New York Times is, but the article below exemplifies this bias, which constantly leaks into the paper’s news reporting and non-op-ed stories. In fact, I find that the Times of Israel gives more accurate information about the war than does the NYT. … Continue reading The New York Times, reporting on a shooting in Vermont, gratuitously incites hatred against Israel
It’s things like this that give me hope that the left-wing but mainstream media—especially the NYT, which I thought had gone hopelessly woke—might regain its objectivity, at least in reporting, and also stop slanting their news towards getting social-media approbation. Until recently, I thought the NYT’s coverage of transsexual and transgender issues had not been … Continue reading A new online battle between the New York Times and trans activists
This accusation comes from the “Elder of Ziyon” site, which is pro-Israel. But remember that much of the the information you get about the war comes from sites that take one side or the other (or, in the case of papers like the NYT, directly from the mouth of Hamas), so be judicious. In this … Continue reading Is the NYT buying and publishing information that helps Hamas?
Here’s an exchange I had with a reader in the comments section of my recent post, “Curmudgeon sees John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ as a harmful song.” I was surprised that there were nearly 100 comments on what I thought was a pretty uncontroversial post. But one never knows what can get readers worked up: I stand … Continue reading Yes, Virginia, the New York Times is woke
