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. Man was […]
Informative Kindle 2 review at Amazon
Gadget Queen, an owner of a Kindle 1 and 2, posted this review of the Kindle 2 at Amazon. It confirms the suspicions I had a while back that you will be […]
The more educated there are, the less education there is: Part 2
Last time we showed that as the percentage of people who attend college increased, it necessarily meant that the difficulty of courses offered by colleges decreased, thus the value of a “college […]
French woman led away in chains for refusing to be safe
I’m exaggerating only slightly. What happened was that a woman, while entering the subway, refused to hold the handrail of the escalator she was on. This is against the law in The […]
The Tree Museum — by Kathleen Kaufman
The Tree Museum Kathleen Kaufman Recommendation: don’t read I have a fantasy about how humanity will be perfected when I am put in charge. Not installed bureaucratically, you understand, but as one […]
The more educated there are, the less education there is: Part I
While surveying my number two son’s final exam in meteorology (a class in which the answers are given out beforehand—in multiple choice format, of course), I recalled the old argument on why […]
Hey, Hollywood, I’ll do it for free
The Problem This relevant scene appears in an uncountable number of movies. What happens when you plunge head first through a glass window? Anybody? That’s right. You die. It’s you that starts […]
Disparity is inevitable: a counter argument to filing discrimination lawsuits
Introduction Know a lawyer who is involved in a discrimination lawsuit? Particularly one in which the plaintiff alleges discrimination because actual disparities are found in company hiring practices? Were you aware that, […]
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