Pink horror
Why do people occasionally enjoy having the bejesus scared out of themselves by watching horror movies? Maybe it's a way to relieve stress or to recall vague, primal memories of…
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The Noble Savage Altruistic Warrior
There is a charming myth among idealists that before industrialization and its accoutrements, such as patriarchy and pollution, mankind lived an entirely peaceful existence. That is, there was no war.…
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Fads and Fallacies in the Social Sciences by Steven Goldberg: Part IV
This article summarizes the main statistical arguments and the one logical argument used for and against Goldberg's ideas. To be clear: I am convinced by his arguments in the main…
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Do Stricter Gun Laws Lead to More Crime? Brady Gun Law Scorecard & Murder Rates
The final installment of the Liberal Fascism review will appear tomorrow. I was inspired to write this after reading a Mike Adams column, in which he pointed to a Don…
Use of Deadly Force Authorized Against Renegade Sea Lions
The deadliest force known to man---The Law of Unintended Consequences---has struck again. This time it has led to the deliberate slaughter of sea lions by armed agents of the U.S.…
Hot News Saturday: Worst Science Fiction, Sheffield Devolves, Sainted Liberals
Great News! Buck Alice and the Actor Robot will soon appear as a radio drama. This is not to be missed! The Colonial Radio Theater will produce Walter Koenig's---Chekov, from…
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Goldman Sachs, Bubbles, Global Warming, and Statistics
Matt Taibbi's article on Goldman Sachs, "The Great American Bubble Machine" is up and should be read (you'll have already seen it if you homepage, as you should, Arts &…
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eBook Business: iPad, Kindle, Nook, etc.
Traditional publishing is screwy. Book makers set a cover price, say $25. They sell that book at half that to bookstores; which nets publishers $12.50. Publishers give authors about 15…
