Adam Serwer on Bloggingheads.tv: Why the HPV Vaccine Debate Matters

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Mother Jones reporter Adam Serwer and NRO’s Daniel Foster faced off on Bloggingheads.tv to discuss the HPV vaccine debate, anti-science attitudes of the left and right, and Rick Perry’s crony capitalism. Bonus read: The Science of Why We Don’t Believe Science

Adam Serwer is a reporter at the Washington, DC bureau of Mother Jones. For more of his stories, click here. You can also follow him on Twitter. Email tips and insights to aserwer [at] motherjones [dot] com.