Dec 22, 2005 12:04 AM

Sometimes the Truth is Infuriating

Chris Mooney’s book The Republican War on Science is pissing someone off. Hackers tried to bring down the promotional site for the book, waronscience.com shortly after Morgan Spurlock (Supersize Me documentary maker) announced he was taking on TRWOS. The book was also on the cover of the New York Times Book Review on Sunday.

Chris Mooney's book The Republican War on Science is pissing someone off. Hackers tried to bring down the promotional site for the book, waronscience.com shortly after Morgan Spurlock (Supersize Me documentary maker) announced he was taking on TRWOS. The book was also on the cover of the New York Times Book Review on Sunday.

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