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How Women’s Equality In Democracies Changes Voting (And Everything Else)

The experiment with women's suffrage, driven originally and sustained by Equality, is about a century old. Let's look at one simple number. Here from the US Census, June 2020, are…

Statistics

The Theory Of Misinformation Argues For Restoring Literacy Tests For Voting

I have been critical of the theory of Official Mis- and Official Disinformation, given that they necessarily imply the existence of Official Truths (see blog/Substack). As I have long said,…

Culture Philosophy

The Many Horrors, Unintended Consequences & Undesirabilities Of Voting

For the closing days of summer, I am posting every chapter of the first edition of Everything You Believe Is Wrong. My enemies ravaged the first edition, inserting typos galore…

Culture

Voting In Democracies Causes Discord, Increases Strife & Causes Divisions

Until I get all the iTunes and other feeds sorted, I'll just put the podcast on YouTube or BitChute. Tomorrow is Election Day. My prediction is that Unhappiness increases, regardless…

Culture Philosophy

Voting Causes Suspicion & Distrust

This is a modified excerpt from the Chapter on Voting in Everything You Believe Is Wrong. Why Do We Vote? Why do we vote in official elections? Or indeed elections…

Statistics

The Non-Wisdom Of Crowds And Voting

This post first appeared in modified form on 29 Januarty 2014. It also appears (also modified) in Chapter 4 of Everything You Believe Is Wrong. Have you heard of Mesd-su-Re?…

Podcast

Why Voting Is Bad & Other Topics from Everything You Believe Is Wrong — Podcast

Podcast from the Your American Heritage show from 15 January 2022. Show description: "Ed Bonderenka talks to Matt Briggs (wmbriggs.com) about, among other things, his book 'Everything You Believe Is…

Book review Culture

There Is No Wisdom In Crowds: Against Mass Voting

Today, an excerpt of Chapter 5 from Everything You Believe Is Wrong. This is only a brief excerpt from a long chapter which lists a number of voting fallacies and…

JH on Iran Has Caught Covid: A Reason For The WarApril 10, 2026
Would Trump attack China or Russia? Why not? Bullying is wrong. War is wrong. [H]is specialty is obfuscation… lol. And…
JH on Justice Ketanji RoarsApril 10, 2026
Although I have not taught many Black students, I have observed that the most academically talented Black students perform at…
JH on Proof!April 10, 2026
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Brendan P O'Sullivan on Class 85: Proper Scores of Model GoodnessApril 9, 2026
Bill - An opportunity to help fellow Vets! Look at the following - regarding jet fuel exposure to vets -…
Steve on Proof!April 9, 2026
You don't need a publisher. It's just Godwin's Law in action. For whatever reason, that seals the deal for most…