As part of an Iowa blog burst organized by Seth, here are some facts and figures about the state, along with links to pertinent caucus-related sites. The capital of the state is Des Moines. The area (those 99 counties many of the Democratic candidates have been traveling through) is 56,275 square miles (or 145,753 square …

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In support of the mass extinction story that came out in Nature last week, Carl Zimmer refutes Gregg Easterbrook and all the other skeptics. As long as I’m in debunking mode, a new study throws cold water on the oft-repeated claim that greedy lawyers are destroying American businesses. Before you ask, the study wasn’t funded …

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