Summer Reading Program Book #6

Flock of Dodos: Behind Modern Creationism, Intelligent Design and the Easter Bunny
by Barrett Brown and Jon P. Alston, PhD

In their look at the creationism/intelligent design movement in the United States, Brown (a writer for National Lampoon and Alston do what I've longed to see in the media: take these people as seriously as their arguments merit. Which is, to say, not at all. But the humor masks some important work: revealing the characters behind the movement and just how they've insinuated themselves into the government at all levels and discussing high-profile incidents and cases on the topic. Definitely a must-read for anyone concerned about the rise of the dodos.

However, I must note that the authors give remarkably short shrift to the Easter bunny. (-: