I think a blog-opinion piece can nonetheless be a good example of journalism and this one, I believe, qualifies. It offers its fact-based hypothesis and then backs it up with varied, multiple, credible/verifiable sources, including facts about/quotes from the opposing side. On a personal note, as a former biology/zoology major, I find this issue extremely important for the future of the American education system, not to mention our society. It is appalling how religious grandiosity and brainless propaganda has been allowed to dictate our national "thought"-processes. Along with the global-warming nay-sayers, those who deny the veracity of evolution should be loudly, publicly refuted until the message finally gets through -- it is NOT acceptable to debate religious wishful thinking vs proven fact and pretend it is a viable argument.