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When Colleges Divest, Who Wins? Hint: Not The Colleges

I don't normally do this, but it's a special occasions. Here's a press release from the National Association of Scholars announcing the release of their report Inside Divestment: The Illiberal…

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Universities Like Missouri & Yale? Nuke ’em From Orbit. It’s The Only Way To Be Sure.

A version of this post originally ran 12 November 2014, but given the events in Missouri, Yale, and elsewhere, it is time to up the payload. What happens when you…

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Stream: Bishops Demand World-Wide Decarbonization.

Today's post is at The Stream: "Bishops Demand World-Wide Decarbonization". Generally, the less physics a man knows the more he cares about global-warming-of-doom. The reason is simple. In-depth knowledge of…

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The Crisis Of Conservative Catholicism: Ross Douthat’s Erasmus Lecture at First Things

Ross Douthat gave the 28th Erasmus Lecture at the Union League Club (they have a complete set of books on the "Rebellion" in their library) in Manhattan. Your roving reporter…

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This Week In Doom: Death Education & Blind Science

This week, entries from readers (I'm woefully behind). Science Is Blind Blind on purpose. Elizabeth Murphy recalls a lecture "delivered at Memorial University in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador recently…

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There Is No Such Thing As A 1000-Year Flood

Phrases like "100 year rainfalls" or floods or whatever for whatever period of time are awful. They convey an improper idea of uncertainty. The phrase "X year event" is based…

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Never Adopt The Enemy’s Language

We should never adopt the enemy's language. It unnecessarily concedes him a victory and lessens our ability to think and to argue. Listen to Orwell! I was reminded of this…

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Newly Discovered Ocean Cooling Process Implies Climate Stabler Than We Knew

Today's post is at The Stream: "Newly Discovered Ocean Cooling Process Implies Climate Stabler Than We Knew." A new paper about how certain chemicals produced in the ocean might cause…

C-Marie on The Only Metric That Matters: Or, Pinker’s FollyMarch 17, 2026
FOR CERTAIN, JOHNNO, JESUS IS LORD, AND NO OTHER!!! GOD BLESS, C-MARIE
Johnno on The Only Metric That Matters: Or, Pinker’s FollyMarch 17, 2026
"“How many souls make it to Heaven” is an attribute that can’t be expressed with variable data." We can at…
Johnno on The Only Metric That Matters: Or, Pinker’s FollyMarch 17, 2026
"What does it mean to say that “a religion is true”? IF? does this imply there are fake religions?" Yes.…
Johnno on Lancet Discovers Public Health Is PoliticsMarch 17, 2026
Doctors also eat at McDonald's. I have seen them. I have evidence! I dare say, some even hold stock options…
John M on The Only Metric That Matters: Or, Pinker’s FollyMarch 17, 2026
"How many souls make it to Heaven" is an attribute that can't be expressed with variable data.