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Happy 3000th Post!
Happy 3000th Post! I know just how you feel. Like it's 30,000 posts. Still, I am glad you are here. But I have to ask: why are you here? If…
Posted inCulture
What Is Communism? Part I — Guest Post by Ianto Watt
Editor's note. A particularly apropos (leisurely paced, so relax) essay on the nature of Communism. Recall this is 2017, one hundred years after the successful revolutions in Russia. Just what…
Posted inStatistics
A Simple (But Not Short) Stats Question
From reader JH: Thank you again for taking the time to write your blog. It is exceptionally thought-provoking. My job involves much of the six sigma "capability" studies and such.…
Posted inPhilosophy SAMT
Summary Against Modern Thought: The immortality of the soul, Part I
See the first post in this series for an explanation and guide of our tour of Summa Contra Gentiles. All posts are under the category SAMT. Previous post. We're finally…
Posted inStatistics
To Undergo Chemotherapy Or Not
Headline: "How I used math to conquer my cancer" by Michael Kaplan. Gist: fellow named Reitzen, 45, discovered he had kidney cancer. "The doctor came up to my house and…
Posted inCulture
In New Zealand, “Transgender” Wins Weightlifting Contest, River Becomes Person
In New Zealand, "Transgender" Wins Weightlifting Contest, River Becomes Person: Now I ask you, is it strange in a country where a woman pretending to be a man wins a…
Posted inCulture
How Will The Dictatorship Arise?
In his now not-often-read The Evolution of Political Thought, C. Northcote Parkinson was "considering the question of how long a democratic phase of government may be expected to last", correctly…
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Why Is Popular Culture So Incredibly Vulgar?
Presented in partial expiation of my sins of contributing to the culture of vulgarity while young (and that is a relative word!), here is the link to the video we…
