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It’s Time For A New (Old) Kind Of University: Update

Consider these news items: "At Western Michigan University, it is considered harassment to hold a 'condescending sex-based attitude.'...Tufts University in Boston proscribes the holding of 'sexist attitudes,'... At Northeastern University,…
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Posted inCulture

Germany To Ban Sex With Animals

I lifted today's title from an article in Sydney's The Telegraph. I don't know about you, but my jaw flung open as if on a spring after comprehending the tense…
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Posted inCulture

Job Hunting Guanxi Style—Guest Post by William J. Briggs

The very employable W.J. Briggs, number one son of Yours Truly, lives and blogs in Brooklyn. Looking for work is a bit daunting these days. Job websites abound, but every…
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Posted inStatistics

Legal Insurrection: Wishcasting the 2012 Presidential Election

Today's post is over at Legal Insurrection, a classy site run by Cornell Law guy Bill Jacobson. I have a preliminary analysis of wishcasting the election. Once it's finished, I'll…
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Posted inCulture

Government Finds Clever New Way To Spend Your Money: NIH’s RePAIR

Heard of the Office of Research Integrity? It's one branch of the hydra-headed Department of Health and Human Services. HHS is the infamous agency that under Obamacare would mandate Muslim…
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Posted inCulture Philosophy

Church Of England Rejects Female Bishops: Can Truth Be Had By Vote?

The Church of England put to a vote whether to include females as bishops last week. Females are already ordained in that organization (and by some reports will soon comprise…
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What Marco Rubio Should Have Said: Advice To Conservatives

https://twitter.com/mattstat/status/270887160058626048 You've already heard the story. A GQ---GQ still exists?---reporter sandbagged Marco Rubio. Immediately the honorable gentleman from Florida thought his interview over, the journalist, Columbo-like, turned and asked, "Just…
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Posted inCulture Fun

Open Forum Friday. Black Friday?

For three reasons I thought we'd try and "open forum" post: (1) One of our long-time readers and commenters suggested it; (2) today is an unofficial national "holyday" and many…
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