“Humanity divides into two classes: those who work out the arguments after reaching the conclusion, and those who never work them out at all.” — Aaron Haspel

A Philosopher Defends Religion ‘The interest of this book, especially for secular readers, is its presentation from the inside of the point of view of a philosophically subtle and scientifically informed theist—an outlook with which many of them will not be familiar.”

Ten Conservative Principles by Russell Kirk “In fine, the diversity of ways in which conservative views may find expression is itself proof that conservatism is no fixed ideology. What particular principles conservatives emphasize during any given time will vary with the circumstances and necessities of that era.”

The mathematics of democracy: Who should vote? I hate this. It assumes (a) rationality is the best way to make decisions, and (b) some people are better at it than others. I reject both ideas. Our decisions are guided by our emotions, and nobody is “better” at emotions than anyone else.

Startup = Growth “Our ancestors must rarely have encountered cases of exponential growth, because our intutitions are no guide here. What happens to fast growing startups tends to surprise even the founders.”

AL MVP Debate: We Did This Two Years Ago Dave Cameron, FanGraphs Baseball

People Who Make More Money Than Me joberholtzer, I Love Charts

The Science of Procrastination and How to Manage It, Animated Maria Popova, Brain Pickings

Motivation Drug (author unknown), Dilbert.com Blog

Nightmares of an International Relations Professor “Thus did the United States squander in only five years all seven of the precious assets listed in my 1999 speech.”