Rush Limbaugh's Anti-Scientism: There He Goes Again

On his radio show yesterday, Rush Limbaugh popped a cork over tentative scientific evidence that Santa Catalina Island near Los Angeles may be sinking. He excoriated the Los Angeles Times for considering it news, made fun of the scientists who conducted it — and even managed to twist himself in knots working global warming into his tirade. All the while, he ignored the fact that research like this can help scientists do a better job of determining the risks we face from potentially catast