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Don’t Read This If You Want To Stay Happy
George Will is not a reactionary. He is not known for fireworks. When you think of sober, you think George Will. So when the man writes something like this, we…
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Random Samples In Polls Not Needed; Other Common Poll Errors
Pajamas Media---my new pals--conducted, or rather commissioned, their own poll in the Scott Brown-Martha Coakley race. It found, after calling more, but reporting on 946 "likely" voters, Brown ahead by…
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Pajamas Media: Out-of-Control Multiculturalism at Berkeley High School
Today's post is over at Pajamas Media. Two weeks ago we heard that Berkeley High School was going to drop their science labs from its curriculum because too many white…
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Should We Punish The Religious More Harshly?
Philosopher Daniel Dennett does a Q&A column at the Washington Post. He was asked, "Is there widespread media bias against Christianity?". Here are his answers, interspersed with my comments. There…
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Conservatives Are Dumber Than Leftists
In the Controversies From The Past Department, we recall this story. (I was reminded of it after reading an article at ProfessorBainbridge.com.) Six years ago, a list was published that…
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Dahn Yoga Called “Cult” in Lawsuit
Regular readers might recall the series of articles in which I detailed an experiment I designed and proctored to test some of Dahn Yoga's more outlandish claims. That series is…
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Pajamas Media: The Logic of Liberty: Whose Responsibility Is Your Health?
Today's post is over at Pajamas Media. The editors came up with the title, which is a vast improvement on my original "A Dialogue Concerning Health Care." They also wisely…
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Top 3 Books, and 1 Bottom One
Three top books In today's San Francisco Chronicle are reported the bestsellers from the previous week, both nationally and separately in San Francisco. This list sums up nicely the differences…