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All Models Are Not Wrong
George Box said, "Remember that all models are wrong; the practical question is how wrong do they have to be to not be useful." This is usually misremembered as the…
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Ayn Rand and the Differences Between Groups
Roger Kimball is causing a stink, a predictable yet enjoyable stink, by publishing Anthony Daniels's review of an Ayn Rand biography in this month's The New Criterion. There are two…
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Tim Tebow’s Super Bowl Ad and the Washington Post Editorial
Very delicate ground, here. I want to be as precise as I know how in discussing the language used in today's Washington Post editorial about the upcoming Tim Tebow ad,…
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Professions To Become Less Elitist In England
More from our Equality series: Just a sketch today; a longer article on this topic is (I hope to God) forthcoming. England is about to---it hurts to type this---Unleash Aspiration!…
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Conservatives Are Dumber Than Leftists
In the Controversies From The Past Department, we recall this story. (I was reminded of it after reading an article at ProfessorBainbridge.com.) Six years ago, a list was published that…
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Pajamas Media: The Logic of Liberty: Whose Responsibility Is Your Health?
Today's post is over at Pajamas Media. The editors came up with the title, which is a vast improvement on my original "A Dialogue Concerning Health Care." They also wisely…
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Definitions of Equality
Just definitions today, folks. We'll need them later. You'd think a lot of these would be obvious. Experience shows they are not. This article is solely about equality of outcomes…
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Christmas Eve Party Game: Spot the Logical Fallacy!
What better way to celebrate Christmas Eve than with a game the whole family can play? So gather round the tree, load up the eggnog with some Barbancourt 5 star,…