Huffington Post Gives Helpful ‘To Do’ List To Pope Francis
I didn't finish the 'What Statistics Really Is' post so you have to settle for this. After (I imagine) completing a rock-solid thirty minutes of intense theological studies and drawing…
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Secularists Solemnize? Abortion Sacred?
The Center for Inquiry sent me a solicitation asking would I like to be trained, for a modest consideration, to be a "Secular Celebrant." What is that? As many as…
One Reporter’s #Sochi Horror Story
I finally made it to Sochi, a nightmare worse than you can imagine. My story is best told in tweets. https://twitter.com/mattstat/status/431757546551259136 https://twitter.com/mattstat/status/431759720178008064 https://twitter.com/mattstat/status/431762028433534976 https://twitter.com/mattstat/status/431764060062089216 https://twitter.com/mattstat/status/431766424772952064 https://twitter.com/mattstat/status/431768396825657344 https://twitter.com/mattstat/status/431770169724375040 https://twitter.com/mattstat/status/431772207376003072 https://twitter.com/mattstat/status/431776739531194368 https://twitter.com/mattstat/status/431780687461773312
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Malthus’ Proof That Welfare Leads To Increasing Need For Welfare
First person that giggles at my hand drawings gets a mean look. My computing facilities are somewhat lacking... This of course is only a cartoon, but a helpful one of…
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Voting (And Wisdom Of The Crowds)
First read Wisdom of the Crowds (and Voting). There are in this great land of ours some 315 million souls. Citizens, I mean. Another 12 millions (or so) are, as…
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Wisdom Of The Crowds (And Voting)
Have you heard of Mesd-su-Re? One of the participants of the Great Harem Conspiracy under Ramses III? Probably not. But I need to know the length of his nose right…
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What If Ed Snowden Benefits The State? Guest Post by Jim Fedako
With word coming out today that our loving government---which would never, as the theory goes, use its powers for any but good---is using the NSA to spy on your cell…
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Atheism And Its Problem Of Evil
Evil is a problem for atheists because, for them, it does not exist absolutely. But if you are atheist and think it does exist absolutely, let me ask you, What…