William M. Briggs

Follow The Munus! Why Benedict Is [Likely] Pope — Guest Post by Edmund J. Mazza; Rejoinder by Fr John Rickert

Fr John Rickert had an article last week (with links to other sources therein) reasoning that Francis is Pope. Today, a response by Dr Edmund J Mazza, followed by a…

Culture Philosophy

Pinheads To Create Official Ministry Of Truth: Climate “Disinformation” To Be Banned

Regular readers are sick of reading, yet must endure it once more, that officially defining "misinformation" and "disinformation" necessitates the creation of a Ministry of Truth. Some agency must define…

SAMT

Summary Against Modern Thought: The Number Of Sacraments

Previous post. The old formalisms of the law have become transformed into the new law. ON THE NUMBER OF THE SACRAMENTS OF THE NEW LAW 1 However, since the spiritual…

Culture

Case Study Of How Conservatives Surrender: Douthat & Men Who Think They’re Women

One of the best known observations on our side is that conservatives surrender. They never conserve anything, and are always well pleased to be seen as not causing too much…

Culture

New Effort To Fix Universities Just Dropped: If You Are A Colleague, Please Consider Signing

A group of scholars (of which I'm one) have begun a new effort to correct troubles of American universities. We call this "The Path to Prosperity". We're working on a…

Culture

Munus, Ministerium & Pope Emeritus Benedict — Guest Post by Fr John Rickert

For some years now, a theory has been circulating, and even attracting more attention and followers, that Pope Emeritus Benedict's resignation was invalid. Consequently, proponents say, Pope Benedict remains the…

Statistics

Judge Recognizes CDC’s Failed Its Burden To Provide Proof On Masks

A judge yesterday whacked the CDC's overreaching mask mandate. The judge said "the mandate exceeded the CDC statutory authority, improperly invoked the good clause exemption to notice and comment rulemaking…

Statistics

Can It Be A Syn Not To Love The Climate?

There is increasing talk about "synodality" and average weather conditions. Now it is an exceptionally cringe and lazy joke, of the kind seen on the eccentric and less frequented corners…

The Errors of Mr. Coffin on the PP signature and Apostolic Blessings – Roma Locuta Est on Munus, Ministerium & Pope Emeritus Benedict — Guest Post by Fr John RickertMay 16, 2026
[…] However, for the record I will note that myself and others (e.g., Ryan Grant, and Fr. John Rickert, HERE…
John Pate on The HR Trilemma: Which Door Decides Your Fate?May 14, 2026
You haven't given any information the beast sizes of the women involved, this being an important factor (as demonstrated by…
JRob on The Shocking Conclusion of the HR Trilemma!May 14, 2026
Wow, Wow, Wow! Someone else used the exaggeration method! Years ago I tried to figure out the Monte Hall problem…
McChuck on The Shocking Conclusion of the HR Trilemma!May 13, 2026
There is a simpler, less math-intensive solution that gives the same answer. Knowing that it doesn't take two men to…
R W Pearson on The HR Trilemma: Which Door Decides Your Fate?May 12, 2026
This is easy, go in the door he came out. Worse case only one young scold to give you a…

William M. Briggs

Class 89: The Measure Most Modelers Forget: Skill Examples

The Shocking Conclusion of the HR Trilemma!

The HR Trilemma: Which Door Decides Your Fate?

Capital Punishment Deters Crime More Than The Death Penalty

How Experts Use “Calamities” to Find Official Victims & Gain Power

Richard Dawkins, The Big Muscles Fallacy & AI Pachinko

Class 88: The Most Neglected Concept: Skill

The Red-Blue Button Dilemma & Its Surprising Answer

UFO Reports About To Blast Off!

Class 87: Calibration & Conformal Prediction: Examples

Noticing Differences Between Races Does Not Pay

What Are The Chances Of All These Scientists Dying, Killed, Or Going Missing?

Class 86: Calibration & Conformal Prediction: Theory

How A Miracle Turns Mundane

Contest Winner Announced!

Trump’s Last Stand: Mea Culpa, Redux — Guest Post by Ianto Watt

Class 85: Proper Scores of Model Goodness

Proof!

Justice Ketanji Roars

Iran Has Caught Covid: A Reason For The War

Class 84: Most Important Measure of Model Goodness

Class 89: The Measure Most Modelers Forget: Skill Examples

The Shocking Conclusion of the HR Trilemma!

Follow The Munus! Why Benedict Is [Likely] Pope — Guest Post by Edmund J. Mazza; Rejoinder by Fr John Rickert

Pinheads To Create Official Ministry Of Truth: Climate “Disinformation” To Be Banned

Summary Against Modern Thought: The Number Of Sacraments

Case Study Of How Conservatives Surrender: Douthat & Men Who Think They’re Women

New Effort To Fix Universities Just Dropped: If You Are A Colleague, Please Consider Signing

Munus, Ministerium & Pope Emeritus Benedict — Guest Post by Fr John Rickert

Judge Recognizes CDC’s Failed Its Burden To Provide Proof On Masks

Can It Be A Syn Not To Love The Climate?

There Is No Culture Without Inequality: Stove 1

Impose Your Beliefs Before They Impose Theirs

Telekinesis: Ideas In Our Reenchantment & Rectification

The Physics Of Blessings: Ideas In Our Reenchantment & Rectification