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David Stove, PMS Admakers Apologize For PMS Apology Ad, San Franciscan Criminals, More

Posted on 23 July 2011 by Briggs

David Stove David Stove has a posthumous essay, put out in book form: What’s Wrong With Benevolence: Happiness, Private Property, and the Limits of Enlightenment. There is a review at American Conservative (via A&LD). Jim Franklin, Stove’s literary executor and … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Philosophy, Statistics

Does Exposure To American Flag Shift Support Toward Republicanism?

Posted on 22 July 2011 by Briggs

It was just two red-white-and-blue weeks ago that we learned, via some Hahvard dons, that attending Fourth of July parades was likely to make one develop Republican sympathies. This finding was widely reported in the press, but it was clear … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Statistics

The New Ballad of Chicken Little

Posted on 21 July 2011 by Briggs

Once upon a day, so bright and fine Walked Chicken B. Little. A scientist, mind! “The sky is blue,” he said, “but I am not.” “For I know much, quite quite a lot.” His head was in the sky So … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Fun, Wx & Climate

One Out Of Four, Most Used Statistic

Posted on 20 July 2011 by Briggs

Were you aware, and did you know, that one out of four Americans: are obese (a rate matched by their dogs) will struggle with hunger will contract a STD will, if a woman, be sexually assaulted on a campus are … Continue reading →

Posted in Fun, Statistics

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