I had the knife at my throat after reading a paper by Preti, Lentini, and Maugeri in the Journal of Affective Disorders (2007 (102), pp 19-25; thanks to Marc Morano for the […]
On journalists and Governor Palin
What is the one thing that will anger a journalist faster than anything else? Telling him that he is not important. Last night Governor Sarah Palin said, “I am not going to […]
Fads and Fallacies in the Social Sciences by Steven Goldberg: Part I
Fads and Fallacies in the Social Sciences by Steven Goldberg Recommendation: Buy one copy for yourself, another for mother. If Sally is over six feet tall and Bill is over six feet […]
Fads and Fallacies in the Social Sciences by Steven Goldberg: Part II
Part I We now discuss the first two of Goldberg’s main claims. Both of them are contentious, are bitterly contested, and passion inducing. Try to keep a cool head; certainly read the […]
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 and differ […]
Fads and Fallacies in the Social Sciences by Steven Goldberg: Part III
Part I Part II If we thought the last topic was contentious, and it was, then I’m not sure how to class these items. Merely mentioning them will raise blood pressure to […]
Real Education by Charles Murray
Real Education: Four Simple Truths for Bringing America’s Schools Back to Reality by Charles Murray Recommendation: read (buy here). The word median is statistical: it is the point at which 50% of […]
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