Just a quick post today-bio test tomorrow! But if you haven’t yet read the New Yorker’s commentary on the Michele Bachmann HPV-vaccine foolishness, I highly recommend it. Although I’ve seen a growing stream of articles targeting the scientific illiteracy of most right-wing politicians, I think that this article does an excellent job of balancing public health needs, genuine concern for the position of science in contemporary politics, and the desire to write an article that is not entirely bitter in tone. (I have a lot of respect for people who can sound measured about this issue; the brevity of this post should be a signal that I get too worked up.)

Since when is ignorance anything but a barrier to human happiness and prosperity?