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You were right, Ted Kennedy
One day in 1973, in his squeaky, pickled-vocal-chords baritone Ted Kennedy filled the Senate chamber with these words: "Do we operate under a system of equal justice under law? Or…
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10 Books To Read Before You Die
G.K. Chesterton was asked what book would he most like to have with him on a desert island. Slick as ever, he said, Thomas's Guide to Practical Shipbuilding. And then…
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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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New and really improved!
This time I mean it. The weekend's experiment was too slick, but this one is just right: it balances the need for easy access to articles with being able to…
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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…
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Noblesse Oblige
Presented: an advertisement for a stoop sale that I saw yesterday in Greenpoint on my way to the Brooklyn Brewery (passing, on the way, the lively Brooklyn Rhythm Masters). I…
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New and Improved!
I'm trying out a new theme because the old one was getting stale. Still a lot to do with this one, but it's slick, no? Opinions? Update: Sunday morning Well,…
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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…