Agreed. This is the kind of op-ed that poses as hard science, or at best, scientific journalism. The opinion of the writer is pretty obvious, which is really o

Agreed. This is the kind of op-ed that poses as hard science, or at best, scientific journalism. The opinion of the writer is pretty obvious, which is really okay, but it is framed as "research", and a set of conclusions he arrived at, rather than began with.