Gotcha! Governor Jindal Avoids Lawyering on TV

Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal signed the Louisiana Science Education Act (LSEA) into law in 2008. The purpose of the law, stated in the text of the law itself, is to "promote students' critical thinking skills and open discussion of scientific theories." The law achieves this by granting teachers a conditional right to supplement textbook treatment of evolution, climate change, and other science controversy.

Free up teachers to do what they do best? What's not to like about that? Well, not e...