William M. Briggs

Summary Against Modern Thought: The Distinction of Orders

Previous post. Everywhere rank exists. ON THE DISTINCTION OF ORDERS 1 Let us now take this into consideration: The power ordered to some principal effect by nature has under it…

Fun

“If Uncle Sam ever gets whipped, here, too, it will be an inside job.”

I am on vacation for a few days. So I have a treat for you. This follows yesterday's post. Paul Harvey reminding us of inescapable facts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IB42i0qg6A8 In which Harvey…

Culture

Malthus’s Proof That Welfare Leads To Increasing Need For Welfare Reexamined

This is an updated version of an original post that ran 3 February 2014. Here is a sketch of Malthus's argument that official government beneficence causes the problem it seeks…

Statistics

Researchers: Living Under The Sin-Of-Pride Flag Produces Flashbacks To Noah’s Flood

Read this The Science sentence with me and see if you enjoy it as much as I did: "Long before climate change, California’s Great Flood of 1862 stretched up to…

Culture

Why The Regime Insists Party Members Lie

Stay with me on this story. It's not big in itself, but telling. So a lefty politician is running for mayor in the Taiwan city of Taoyuan. He belongs to…

Philosophy

Sabine Hossenfelder Tries, Using Free Will, To Explain She Doesn’t Have Free Will

Here's a video Philosopher's Cabin asked me to review. We met its author, Sabine Hossenfelder, before, when she was trying to explain how black holes enhanced Diversity, or the other…

SAMT

Summary Against Modern Thought: On The Priesthood

Previous post. Why priests are different. ON THE SACRAMENT OF ORDERS 1 It is, of course, clear from what has been said that in all the sacraments dealt with a…

Statistics

The Fall Of A Culture In One Minute Ten Seconds

It's all here, in this one video. The complete explanation for the last three years, and more. Sound on for the full horror: https://twitter.com/TansuYegen/status/1556154856787873793 I have been informed by Experts…

John Pate on Class 75: A Gentle Introduction To Time SeriesJanuary 8, 2026
The amusing thing is one of the facilitators of China's rise is its falling fertility, giving it the breathing space…
Neil Taylor on Register Your Predictions For 2026!January 8, 2026
1. A protester will open fire and kill multiple ICE agents. 2. Kier Starmer will loose his job as leader…
Uncle Mike on Class 75: A Gentle Introduction To Time SeriesJanuary 8, 2026
Well then Tars, if depopulating China is your goal, they should definitely end restrictions on births. Because the fewer the…
Brian (bulaoren) on Class 75: A Gentle Introduction To Time SeriesJanuary 8, 2026
@Tars Tarkas While living in China, I never felt a need for more people or cars. I did, however, often…
Tars Tarkas on Class 75: A Gentle Introduction To Time SeriesJanuary 8, 2026
I don't know why they get all upset about the TF. When things change, things change. We are wrecking our…

William M. Briggs

Class 75: A Gentle Introduction To Time Series

The Consent Fallacy

On Laws Banning Hacking Women’s Genitals & Imposing Beliefs

Register Your Predictions For 2026!

Happy New Year!

How Did We Do In Our 2025 Predictions?

Why The Drake Equation Fails

Canada Invents New Euphemism For Doctor Killings

Merry Christmas!

Complete List Of All Moral & Ethical Questions Answered By Science

Why British & EU Rulers Are Juicing War With Russia

Climate Models

Is Powerball A “Fair Game”?

No Class: But Here’s Some Homework

On The Form Of Species: ‘Dance To The Tune Of Life’ by Denis Noble Reviewed

How To Tell How Much Of “IQ” Is Inherited & How Much Is Environment

Class 74: Contra Effect Sizes

Academic Argues For Permissibility of Cannibalism, You Racist

I Finally Read James Lindsay’s Manifesto (Yes, He Has A Manifesto)

The Biggest Mistake In Science Applied To Universe As Simulation

Class 73: How To Tell If You Have Bad Dice