John Derbyshire is a National Review pro-Israel conservative.

So deal with it.

He also is closely interested in maths and science issues and their accompanying civilisational aspects. He gets off to a brisk start:

… we all do trust science. We trust Bernoulli’s Principle every time we get on a plane; we trust celestial mechanics when we take the kids outside to watch a scheduled lunar eclipse; we trust subatomic physics when we relax with an iPod; we trust the laws of chemistry every time we strike a match; we trust the theories of Special and General Relativity when we consult a GPS gadget; we trust natural selection when we fret about drug-resistant disease strains or pesticide-resistant crop infestations; we trust molecular biology every time we pop a pill.

Our trust in science is well-nigh unbounded. We hardly draw a breath without trusting science.

But along comes Climate Change.

So put brackets round the political parts of this article which you don’t like, and focus instead on the firm and interesting points he makes about the scientific method – and (unexpectedly?) about why Conservatives should not lunge to join forces with Contrarians.