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New and really improved!
This time I mean it. The weekend's experiment was too slick, but this one is just right: it balances the need for easy access to articles with being able to…
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Fads and Fallacies in the Social Sciences by Steven Goldberg: Part III
Part I Part II If we thought the last topic was contentious, and it was, then I'm not sure how to class these items. Merely mentioning them will raise blood…
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Noblesse Oblige
Presented: an advertisement for a stoop sale that I saw yesterday in Greenpoint on my way to the Brooklyn Brewery (passing, on the way, the lively Brooklyn Rhythm Masters). I…
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New and Improved!
I'm trying out a new theme because the old one was getting stale. Still a lot to do with this one, but it's slick, no? Opinions? Update: Sunday morning Well,…
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Fads and Fallacies in the Social Sciences by Steven Goldberg: Part II
Part I We now discuss the first two of Goldberg's main claims. Both of them are contentious, are bitterly contested, and passion inducing. Try to keep a cool head; certainly…
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Fads and Fallacies in the Social Sciences by Steven Goldberg: Part I
Fads and Fallacies in the Social Sciences by Steven Goldberg Recommendation: Buy one copy for yourself, another for mother. If Sally is over six feet tall and Bill is over…
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DANCES WITHOUT FEATHERS: III of III
Part I Part II PDF DANCES WITHOUT FEATHERS: I of III Part III of III The climb was steep at times, but I managed to haul my carcass to the…
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DANCES WITHOUT FEATHERS: II of III
Part I Part III PDF DANCES WITHOUT FEATHERS: Part II of III Now before you accuse me of anything, I like ballet. Not to watch it, that's as dull as…