On the evolution front, journalist Chris Mooney has been all over the place, promoting his new book on politics and science. I've seen him argue that all too often when evolution is covered by political writers, it is framed almost on an even playing field as creationism or intelligent design. The reporter's job is to cover both sides of a story, right? Wrong, says Mooney, because when the science is there to back up one side of argument, it's not fair to cover the issue like a political horse race.

When I saw this weekend that the Washington Post did a big story on the scientific validity of evolution, I wondered what Mooney's reaction would be. I didn't have to wait long. He blogs today: “How science writers cover evolution: A stunning and magnificent example today comes from Rick Weiss and David Brown in the Post. Their piece starts with the latest science demonstrating the validity of evolutionary theory, and only then uses this background information to frame the legal and political battle set in Pennsylvania....what a breath of fresh air.”

So, Chris is happy...Are you?