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Small Things
Have a bit of a bug, so only a few small things today. Red State A reliable, though not infallible, mark of a bad argument is the level of self-congratulation…
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Proposed Scottish Law To Allow 16-Year-Olds To Have “Doctors” Kill Them
How many of you have kids? Remember when they were around the sixteen-year mark? Somewhat volatile emotionally, would you not agree? Particularly females of the species. Laughter today, bitter tears…
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Richard Dawkins Is A Dangerous Man: Update
I'll tell you how. He makes people feel smarter than they are. And in our world of self-esteem substituting for accomplishment and ability, his villainous power is especially poisonous. For…
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A Statistician’s Lament
Regular readers (those wanting to catch up, click here) will know that the world is far too sure of itself, especially in areas which touch on human behavior, and most…
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Changing Attitudes On Suicide And Euthanasia
We had such fun with abortion attitudes, today this: From the General Social Survey, a picture of the support for suicide and euthanasia by reason from 1977 until 20061. GSS…
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The HHS Mandate & Hobby Lobby: Updated
I'm a little late with this; pressures of work. Nevertheless, it's Hobby Lobby appreciation day. Open letter from CEO. One day the department of Health and Human Services sat in…
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The Curious Case Of Professor Richard Parncutt; Or, Death To Deniers And The Pope!
Austrian professor Richard Parncutt1 has called for folks like me to hunted down and, for his pleasure, shoved into gas chambers. I jest not. He really did say that "influential"…
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The Dismal Removing Freedoms Saves Money Argument
Here is an example of an argument which you will hear with increasing frequency. A month or so ago on the Fox News Special Report panel the participants were discussing…