Let’s see. Last week on the first working day of Congress, House Republican lawmakers were prepared to vote on a proposal meant to reduce the powers of the Office of Congressional Ethics, the independent committee that enforces ethical standards among US lawmakers. The proposal would have put the ethics committee under the control of the Read More
A colleague of mine, a biologist, (let’s call him Ken) teaches an upper-level college course on genetics. Course requirements include the usual—class participation, quizzes, exams, and …a scientific paper. Each semester, when Ken mentions the paper the classroom erupts in shrieks and murmurs. Immediately after the noise dies down, hands shoot into the air and Read More