Welcome all skeptics, defenders of reason, and opponents of pseudoscience.
Critical Enquiry is live again after a long hiatus, and we expect to add a great deal of new content in 2008. The site's mission is expanding, and will now include additional material on society, historical myths, scientific literacy, and other important topics. We may also launch a blog or chat group if time and user demand permit.
As usual, we will pull no punches and will dig for the truth based on the evidence. There are no sacred cows; any subject is fair game. Use the Contact Form to send feedback, request coverage of a specific topic, or to offer articles for use on the site.
The US political scene may occupy some of our time during this year, since it's so myth-filled and subject to "spin" by individuals and groups. We saw some appalling examples of this in the last election, with the "Swift Boat Veterans for the Truth" group spreading false statements about John Kerry. The term "swiftboating" is now enshrined on Wikipedia as a term describing a smear campaign (the "Vets for the Truth" site uses another definition altogether, as is to be expected).
New Links
We're happy to welcome the guys at Bad Archaeology to the link list. These folks operate an excellent site dedicated to exposing bad practices, theories, and junk science.
Administrative Note: due to a failure at the site's hosting company, any communications sent via the Contact Us form from September through mid December 2007 were lost. This problem has now been rectified, so please keep those cards and letters coming. Our apologies for any inconvenience this might have caused.