The Day that Will Live in Infamy

August 1, 2012: A date that will live in infamy. Or so some religious conservatives contend. Matt Smith, president of the Catholic Advocate, solemnly declared that "August first will be remembered as the day our most cherished liberty was thrown in a government dumpster and hauled away." L. Brent Bozell III, president of the conservative Media Research Center, inveighed that "the beginning of the end of freedom as America has known it and loved it" was nigh. And, unsatisfied with even that level of rhetoric, Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) went so far as to compare August 1, 2012, to America's darkest hours:

By CRR, USA.

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Science: Compound in Red Wine May Help Treat Age-Related Diseases

A new study confirms that the human sirtuin protein known as SIRT1, which has been shown to combat age-related diseases in many animals, can be directly activated by resveratrol—a natural compound found in the skin of grapes used to make red wine. Resveratrol is one of many so-called sirtuin-activating compounds, or STACs. .

By AAAS, USA.

Technology Policy Resource.