Hypothetically, science and technology should have fared better under the liberal Obama administration. In reality, very little has changed.

Sometimes angry calls for more civility in political and social discourse are necessary. And sometimes they're just a muzzle for partisan bloviators who can dish it out but can't take it.

The Tea Party is gladly willing to sabotage science, education, technology, and anything else that reminds them that the world is changing because to them, change is scary.

It's awfully hard to come up with ways to combat global warming when politicians are harassing climatologists for daring to conduct their research and find proof that the planet is heating up.

Yes, the rumors are true, Conservapedia, the right wing anti-Wikipedia, thinks relativity is a liberal plot to indoctrinate new atheists.

The left seems to believe that private space companies will be fine with sacrificing their customers for profit.

Partisan tribalism is so toxic, it can indirectly influence people to vote against their best interests just to make a statement.

Bobby Jindal is a rising star within the GOP. Unfortunately, it's because he keeps picking battles with scientific reality.