It’s been a bad week for Wikipedia, folks. First, Middlebury college’s history department bans the collaborative encyclopedia after several students get the same question wrong on a history quiz (all got their info from Wikipedia).
Then, Andy Schafly, son of conservative gadfly Phyllis, launches Conservapedia, which is just like Wikipedia, except without all the liberal bias. Hilarity ensues.
Let the battle for the marketplace of ideas begin!
Now Playing: Episode 361
The Presidential campaign gets nasty while the banking crisis goes international.
Links Mentioned: The coveted Buckley endorsement … and the Brooks non-endorsement … the European banking bailout vs. the U.S. bailout redux … Frank Rich … GM and Chrysler get cozy.
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