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The B.S. octopus
Jonathan Bate, of Standpoint, recently wrote an essay "The wrong idea of a university": It used to work like this. Dr Bloggs, the brilliant scholar who had solved the problem…
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Transforming American Military Policy
Finding the Target: The Transformation of American Military Policy by Frederick W. Kagan, 2006. Encounter Books. Recommendation: read This book is an excellent accounting of the theories that have gripped…
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Breaking the Law of Averages: Real-Life Probability and Statistics in Plain English
It is finally done! You may order directly from the publisher here1. The book will also be available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, etc. in about a month. I'll update…
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The MIT Dahn Yoga Brain Respiration Experiment: Part I
This series originally begin 3 January 2009. This is only Part I; the remaining parts are linked below. INTRODUCTION On 20 September 2004, in the Physics Department at MIT, sponsored…
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Omni magazine: a tribute
Crap. Some kind of psychobabble how-to. Crap. Romance novel, romance novel, something in a plastic binder---and it's sticky!, ah geez---crap, crap, crap. Wait...what's that one. With the psychedelic cover. Do…
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One reason leftists think conservatives are idiots
Sit down and consider these questions carefully: wouldn't you like to make money at home? with no effort? with no experience? with no investment!? Sure! We all would! Call WMBriggs.com…
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The sad decline of music: Billy Strayhorn vs. Drake
Inarguably, hip hop (rap) is one of the leading pop music genres; at least, it is one of the loudest. I did not know which hip hop singer to choose…
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Briggs and Big Oil
The closest I come to "Big Oil" is when I create my spécialité de la maison: bacon-olive-oil confit. Incidentally, that's the only way to cook this miracle pig meat---frying removes…
