The Week In Awfulness Part 1: Brain Rotting In Texas
Sex, lies and bad science as Texas passes a law to restrict porn forcing adult websites to carry spurious health warnings.
Tag: bad science
What, Exactly, Is ‘Legal But Harmful’ And Who Gets To Draw The Line?
Giving the government and lickspittle quangos powers to prevent legal discourse under a vague definition of ‘harm’ is something that we should all object to.
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America’s Religious Moral War Has Only Just Begun
The overturning of Roe v Wade is the first salvo in a bigger battle – one where the reactionaries are being aided by misguided liberals.
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Put A Cork In It
Why ‘Quit Lit’ is enough to drive you to drink
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You Are What You Watch: How ‘Diet Reality’ Gave Us Super-Sized Misery
Sickbags at the ready as we delve further into the world of hypocritical, exploitative and sensationalist ‘self-improvement’ television.
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Conspiranoia: Primus Go Down The Rabbit Hole
Primus takes a deep dive into the delirious world of modern conspiracy theory in the band’s new track.
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Are You Ready For The Burgess Method?
The celebrity ‘suggestologist’ Russ Burgess believes that everyone can exhibit psychic powers if they just follow his instructions.
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It Doesn’t Add Up: Carol Vorderman And The Shady World Of Financial Advertising
The former Countdown presenter’s curious history with the murky worlds of debt consolidation and equity release.
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Anti-Vaxxers And The Limits Of Free Speech
Middle-class conspiracy theories, hypocrisy and the difficult question of where the right to free speech should end.
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Bad Research And Block Heads – Government Censorship And Compliant Pressure Groups
The Great British tradition of forcing through bad laws with a combination of manipulated hysteria and biased research from prohibitionist organisations.
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Porn Wars – Sex, Lies And The Battle To Control Britain’s Internet
Anti-porn research from official bodies is often filled with scare headlines that the facts simply don’t match. Here’s our examination of one such sensationalist report.
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