I'm enjoying the thread and hope it continues.
Per the Krugman editorial, I'd love to hear some reactions.
IMHO, I think it appeals to a narrowing portion of the American electorate while generating a dismissive reaction (as well as a few guffaws) from key constituencies that are on the fence
Hi Frank,
I actually didn't find Krugman's piece as so much smug as extremely angry,
and I have to say it's exactly how I feel on this issue, especially when I
watch my six-year old playing in the back yard, or I travel to a small
island state, and despair over the world we're leaving them to
I agree with Wil on this one. Krugman's anger and contempt are not aimed all
all citizens who are skeptical, but squarely at Republicans in Congress --
elected in theory to represent people's interests. Yes, some are representing
shorter term economic interests of their districts. But most,
Reading this debate, I was reminded again of an excellent article I read back
in
March on Freeman Dyson (see below). I, personally, have always thought of
myself
as a skeptic - not of global warming but its global and local effects. I often
find my skepticism scary, given the fact that I am
As a natural scientist, I wanted to weigh in on this. The key for me was the
predictive and explanatory power of global warming theory. This is the
strength of any successful scientific hypothesis. So many observed phenomena
are explained by the theory that it becomes very, very likely that it is
Folks:
A slightly different take picking up from Larry Davis' post and thinking
through framing rather than anger ...
Science doesn't explain everything, and the huge problem with framing
climate change as an either or, right wrong matter is precisely that it
pretends science is something it
To add to some of the threads above...
In all this talk about framing, it's important to remember the difference
between the psychological term and how it's used by political scientists.
Originally, framing referred to the set of stereotypes that an individual
uses to interpret information and
