THE first flush of spring seems to energise people with a cause, and this year is no exception. Three major anti-science crusades have been launched this month. This could have been funny if even one had been followed by a cry of “April Fool!” But no. So let me do it for them with a belated trio of April Fools’ Awards.
First prize goes to Ben Stein. When a former television game show host focuses on intelligence, it’s time to worry. Stein, an actor famous for his deadpan role in the 1986 movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, has decided…
