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Only Credentialed Artists Can Appreciate This

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Does Watching TV Cause Autism?

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Is Experimental Economics Irrational?

Everybody knows there's no such thing as money. So how come everybody acts like it's real? In particular, why do economists and other similar creatures find the lack of "rationality"…
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My Answers to Willis Eschenbach’s 14 + 2 Questions

Repost Mr Eschenbach had not had the chance to respond to this article before the two weeks wherein comments are automatically closed have elapsed. This re-post will allow him, and…
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Pajamas Media: The VAT Man Cometh: It Will Happen. How Bad Is It?

Today's post is at Pajamas Media: "The VAT Man Cometh: It Will Happen. How Bad Is It?" I have a ghost of an old song---big band days---hiding in the back…
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What Can Volcanic Dust Models Tell Us About Cap & Trade?

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Harvard Classes: Marilyn Monroe and Lucille Ball

Yesterday, we pointed out that Cornell has some odd courses on its books, subjects which are not consonant with typical expectations of a classical education. So, in the interest of…
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Cornell University to Offer Degree in News Anchor Hairdo Studies

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Russia Subtracted Most People; India Added Most.

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    I thought this was one of the strategies the casinos use to give the house an edge.

  5. Rudolph Harrier on Only Credentialed Artists Can Appreciate ThisJuly 25, 2025

    Frank Frazetta and Larry Elmore did more for art than 95% of modern "artists."

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