Saletan does it again

Who needs to debunk Intelligent Design when we have William Saletan to do it for us?

Stoner's revenge

I've long been convinced, mainly after reading this book, that the national hysteria about marijuana is just that. Now there's a new Canadian study to back me up:


While most addictive drugs, legal or illegal, have been proven to slow down or inhibit the growth of brain cells, a new study shows that marijuana might do just the opposite.

It might still be too early to claim pot smoking makes people smarter, but a new study from the University of Saskatchewan shows that some of the ingredients that make up marijuana can actually stimulate brain cell growth

The sad cluelessness of George W. Bush...

... is summed up nicely by Fred Kaplan.