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1. Atheism and race. [US-centric] 2. Is there a trade-off between promoting marriage and reducing domestic violence? 3. Five pejoratives. 4. A parody of Anita Sarkeesian. 5. The best review of a summer...
View ArticlePolitics isn’t about policy, it’s about respect
Megan McArdle explains it brilliantly: When very different groups are trying to live together in one big country (or one big city), you inevitably end up with sharply clashing desires, harshly...
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1. Megan McArdle speculate brilliantly on what factors are responsible for shitty personal finance. Universal, and a must read. 2. “Love is not enough.“ 3. In what ways are firms inefficient? 4. Eugene...
View Article*Slate Star Codex*
Slate Star Codex is an excellent blog that I just finished binge reading. Here are some of my favorite posts: 1. Right is the new left. 2. Weak men are superweapons. 3. “When you’re being out-tolerated...
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1. The Kickstarter for scientific experiments. 2. Scumbag continental philosopher and scumbag analytic philosopher. 3. All about wool. 4. Neoliberal arguments for subsidizing the undeserving poor. 5....
View ArticleIt’s true – the new rape law removes the presumption of innocence
The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act of 2013 inserted Section 114A into the Evidence Act of 1872. It states In a prosecution for rape … where sexual intercourse by the accused is proved and the question is...
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1. What your workout says about your social class. US-centric but fascinating throughout. Also, Megan McArdle on the link between personal finance and politics. 2. A remarkably through anti-feminism...
View ArticleMegan McArdle on calling people stupid
I’m just going to excerpt the whole thing: Most people get mad when you say they’re stupid, and when they’re mad, they’re not listening. Neither is anyone else who likes the person you just said was...
View Article*Interstellar*
Major Spoilers I enjoyed the time dilation, which fits comfortably in both hardcore SFF (e.g. Speaker for the Dead) and Nolan’s own oeuvre e.g. Inception. The robots, spacescapes and alien landscapes...
View Article*The Interview* is a better movie than it looks
Major Spoilers – heck, I’m assuming you’ve seen the movies, because everyone and their dog has. Sue me, I’m a sucker for movies that subvert mook tropes. Also called “baddies”, “goons,” “scrubs,”...
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