{"id":589,"date":"2008-05-20T19:49:42","date_gmt":"2008-05-20T23:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flascience.org\/wp\/?p=589"},"modified":"2008-08-06T06:39:23","modified_gmt":"2008-08-06T10:39:23","slug":"washington-post-editorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?p=589","title":{"rendered":"Washington Post editorial"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Washington Post has a good editorial <\/a>lambasting the deceptively-named “academic freedom” legislation infection spreading across the country. Florida gets the spotlight. Lucky us.<\/p>\n

What’s insidious about these measures is that at first blush they appear so harmless. Isn’t everyone in favor of academic freedom? … Clearly, the strategy is to devise an end run around legal decisions — going all the way to the Supreme Court — that restrict the teaching of creationism in public classrooms.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Washington Post has a good editorial lambasting the deceptively-named “academic freedom” legislation infection spreading across the country. Florida gets the spotlight. Lucky us. What’s insidious about these measures is that at first blush they appear so harmless. Isn’t everyone … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcZNLl-9v","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":552,"url":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?p=552","url_meta":{"origin":589,"position":0},"title":"Early news reports on today’s tap dance","author":"Brandon Haught","date":"April 17, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Senator Storms' tap dancing has made the news here and there. (edited to add the Palm Beach Post editorial.) Palm Beach Post editorial: Fraudulent evolution bill Translated, the bill wants creationism - disguised as \"intelligent design\" - to have equal billing in classrooms. The bill is a fraud. The staff\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "\"Academic Freedom\" bills '08"","block_context":{"text":"\"Academic Freedom\" bills '08","link":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?cat=23"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":560,"url":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?p=560","url_meta":{"origin":589,"position":1},"title":"Late night tidbits","author":"Brandon Haught","date":"April 24, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"It feels good to know we're not the only ones who can see through the so-called \"academic freedom\" and \"critical analysis\" of evolution certain lawmakers are trying to push. Newspapers in Florida have consistently been on the side of reality and good science. The St. Petersburg Times has an editorial\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "\"Academic Freedom\" bills '08"","block_context":{"text":"\"Academic Freedom\" bills '08","link":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?cat=23"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":540,"url":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?p=540","url_meta":{"origin":589,"position":2},"title":"Editorial scolds legislators","author":"Brandon Haught","date":"April 11, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Newspaper editorials in Florida have consistently been on the side of sound science, thankfully! The Orlando Sentinel scolds out legislators: Our position: It would be ludicrous for Legislature to undercut evolution decision Be prepared to wince at the level of \"debate\" when these politicians begin to square off over the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "\"Academic Freedom\" bills '08"","block_context":{"text":"\"Academic Freedom\" bills '08","link":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?cat=23"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":774,"url":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?p=774","url_meta":{"origin":589,"position":3},"title":"Oh yeah, let’s not forget those “academic freedom” bills","author":"Brandon Haught","date":"November 7, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"In a recent St. Petersburg Times Gradebook blog post about the new problems with the state science standards, Christian activist Terry Kemple threw in a little bonus: By coincidence, Kemple said he met with area pastors this week to talk about upcoming issues, now that the fight over Amendment 2\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "\"Academic Freedom\" bills '08"","block_context":{"text":"\"Academic Freedom\" bills '08","link":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?cat=23"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":516,"url":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?p=516","url_meta":{"origin":589,"position":4},"title":"Bad news","author":"Brandon Haught","date":"March 26, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Storms' \"academic freedom\" bill was approved by the education committee on a 4-1 vote. [edited to add: For those of you dropping in from outside links, please see my latest blog post \"Don't Panic\" for much more information. And also see the \"tracking the bills\" post for legislative information.]","rel":"","context":"In "\"Academic Freedom\" bills '08"","block_context":{"text":"\"Academic Freedom\" bills '08","link":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?cat=23"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":528,"url":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?p=528","url_meta":{"origin":589,"position":5},"title":"Senate Judiciary committee meeting scheduled","author":"Brandon Haught","date":"April 7, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"The Judiciary Committee's staff review is here. Our post tracking both the Senate and House bills is here. The Florida Senate Judiciary committee will consider SB2692, the creationism bill (so-called \"academic freedom\"): On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04\/08\/08, 10:45 am, 110-S I've been calling the committee members. 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