Freethought + Free Markets?

While there is no predetermined political affiliation for freethinkers, I’ve noticed that many, if not most, identify as either liberal (both socially and fiscally) or libertarian (socially liberal, fiscally conservative).    Michael Shermer falls into the latter category, and has published several pieces recently extolling the virtues of free market capitalism and the private sector.
I’ve read [...]

Odds and Ends

Mars Phoenix Lander

Unfortunately, I didn’t have time to prepare a proper post this week so in lieu of actually thinking and writing I’d like to instead offer up a pot-pourri of articles elsewhere on the web that have, in one way or the other, caught my interest in the past week or so.
However, before I [...]