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David Daley, Salon Executive Editor, Is A Racist

David Daley is a racist. A racist judges people based on their race. Racism is loathsome. It is vile. Daley, the exceedingly white executive editor of Salon magazine, judges people…

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Team Dorner And Race

Contrary to common wisdom, it is acceptable to discuss race and not harm one's career or social status. But it can only be done in two ways: (1) to list…

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DC Comics Fans Call For Boycott Over Orson Scott Card’s Same-Sex “Marriage” Views

"Batwoman has been a lesbian since 2006." I wonder what made her change her mind? Turns out that Alan Scott, a.k.a. Green Lantern, also turned gay in 2012. Maybe it…

Culture Philosophy

Pope Benedict To Resign

Word just came in that our scholar pope is resigning. Old age. First Holy Father to give up the reins since the early fifteenth century. A holy Cincinnatus, as it…

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Sex Selection And In Vitro Fertilization

I'm always on the lookout for remunerative ways to spend my time. There yesterday on the American Statistical Association jobs site was a situation for a Medical Statistician, which is…

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E-books Will Lead To A Decrease In Reading

I have a Kindle. (It was generously donated by a reader a few years ago.) I have, say, 200 books on it, nearly all free from Project Gutenberg and similar…

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Firearm Homicide Rates Around The World: Comparing With USA

Here's an around the world tour of homicide rates by firearm, brought to you by our friends at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Rates are per 100,000…

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Academic Suggests Shaming Fat People Into Thinness

"Hey fatty, you're fat!" said the TSA agent. He continued reading his script, "You're so fat your fat has fat. Speaking plainly, you're fat. You're so fat it's syllogistic: The…

robber run game on Bayesian Theorists Were Little Better Than CranksSeptember 12, 2026
This feels like a rant but I'm actually pretty convinced that most "Bayesian" stuff is just a convoluted way to…
VVEDNESDAY EDITION – BIG PVLPIT on Lindsay Clancy Strangled Her Kids Because Of “Climate Change”September 12, 2026
[…] Can We Discuss the ‘Nod of Peace’? – Zelda Caldwell at National Catholic Register10. Lindsay Clancy Strangled Her Kids…
THVRSDAY EDITION – BIG PVLPIT on Lindsay Clancy Strangled Her Kids Because Of “Climate Change”September 12, 2026
[…] Evil of Anger: Gloria Steinem’s Abortion – Robert B. Greving, J.D., at Crisis Magazine10. Lindsay Clancy Strangled Her Kids Because Of…
BDavi52 on Lindsay Clancy Strangled Her Kids Because Of “Climate Change”September 11, 2026
No, no, no.... you're missing the point. Actually, you're missing the singular postulate which underlies every Woke piece of idiocy…
Robin on Class 93: P-values Challenge! List The “Good Uses” of P-valueSeptember 11, 2026
In my career I've rarely, if ever, used p-value analysis. Going through my university statistics textbook of some years ago,…