Blinded By Science: How 'Balanced' Coverage Lets the Scientific Fringe Hijack Reality

While the case cited in this article deals with abortion, I would argue that the worship of the 'equal-say' rule has had been the most devastating on environmental issues in general and global warming in particular. In fact, most Americans are still under the impression that the jury is still out on global warming and its detrimental impact. Perhaps the jury got fried to death in the lethal heat wave that hit Europe last year (35,000 dead), or drowning in the melting Arctic icecaps.