South Dakota Republicans do love to play doctor. Yesterday, seven Republicans who are not medical doctors ignored the advice of South Dakota’s actual doctors and…
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Representative Phil Jensen (R-33/Rapid City), well-known for his opposition to science, intelligence, and freedom, pretends to support the intelligence and freedom of science teachers with House…
Governor Kristi Noem pretends that her new abortion bans are meant to protect mothers. Like most words from Noem’s mouth, science says that’s horsehockey. Abortion…
The spin blog on Kristi Noem’s payroll criticizes Steven Haugaard for making a long, boring speech. Have you ever listened to Kristi Noem speak? She’s…
Contrary to my frequent criticism, Governor Kristi Noem doesn’t completely refuse to invest in science and public health. Her proposed Fiscal Year 2023 budget includes…
CDC data on breakthrough covid-19 infections show just how spectacularly well our coronavirus vaccines work. Even against the Delta variant, which did not exist when…
How dumb are South Dakotans? When it comes to preventing a pandemic, pretty dumb. The South Dakota State University School of American and Global Studies…
Bart Pfankuch of South Dakota News Watch goes looking for science showing that Governor Kristi Noem’s vaunted Nest Predator Bounty Program is boosting our pheasant…
A new CDC study conducted by public health officials in Los Angeles finds that while a quarter of coronavirus cases among Los Angeles County residents…
Tourism marketing and politics pressured Game Fish and Parks to stop counting pheasants in 2020. But since big-spending birders don’t flock to our private lodges…