[REPOST] The Non-Libertarian FAQ from: February 22, 2017 at 10:02PM
Why Do New Atheists Hate Group Selection? “To admit group selection, for Pinker, is to admit the genuineness of human altruism. Barring some very strange argument, to admit the genuineness of human altruism is to admit the adaptiveness of genuine altruism and broad self-sacrifice. And to admit the adaptiveness of broad self-sacrifice is to admit […]
Some thoughts on the Cost Disease Matthew Skala: “So there’s a thing that seems to be related to the unimaginably extreme decrease in clothing prices: the decrease in prices has gone hand-in-hand with the shifting of labour, mostly to machines but also to human beings in other countries, away from the end users. Instead of […]
Neoliberalism: the deep story that lies beneath Donald Trump’s triumph “Thatcherism and Reaganism were not ideologies in their own right: they were just two faces of neoliberalism. Their massive tax cuts for the rich, crushing of trade unions, reduction in public housing, deregulation, privatisation, outsourcing and competition in public services were all proposed by Hayek […]
Manifestos and Monopolies from: February 21, 2017 at 08:53AM
Baseball Therapy: Is Win Probability Broken? by Russell A. Carleton from: February 21, 2017 at 08:40AM
Did post-Marxist theories destroy Communist regimes? “…the arbitrary nature of Communist state, overseen by the Communist party, prevented it from ever developing a responsible and impersonal machinery of Weberian bureaucracy. Such a machinery that follows well-known and rational rules cannot be established if the power is arbitrary. And without such a machinery, the project of […]
A Comparative Guide to Russia's Use of Force: Measure Twice, Invade Once “Russia’s gradual approach is inherently vulnerable, since it is based around fielding the bare minimum amount number of troops in the battlespace to achieve desired political ends. In order to deter and dissuade peer adversaries Russia will often introduce high-end conventional capabilities, such […]
How the Like Button Took Over the Internet “But the place where Like diverges from typical human vanity is the way it powers Facebook’s increasingly omniscient News Feed algorithm. Facebook takes into account thousands of factors to determine what posts to prioritize in people’s feeds, but Like is one of the most straightforward ways that […]
Ten Meter Tower from: February 18, 2017 at 06:17PM
Free online lessons in storytelling & moviemaking from Pixar from: February 18, 2017 at 06:14PM
Highlights From The Comments On Cost Disease from: February 17, 2017 at 10:19AM
The new rhetoric of television politics from: February 15, 2017 at 01:32PM
The Rise And Fall Of Mike Flynn: The Reality Of Donald Trump As A Third Party President “One major inhibitor to a third party presidential candidacy succeeding is the need to govern after winning. A President without a party structure of support, even if in the minority, in the legislative branch will find tough sledding […]
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Our Country Split Apart Peter Augustine Lawler: “The key objection to niceness amounts to the fact that it’s not really a virtue. You can’t rely upon it as the foundation for the duties required of friends, family members, or fellow citizens. A nice person won’t fight for you; a nice person wouldn’t even lie for […]
Why American Cities Cannot Compete on Cost from: February 11, 2017 at 11:50AM
The Swiss Universal Basic Income Vote 2016: What’s Next? “The discussion was based on a proposal to add three new articles in the Swiss constitution: The national state is required to establish an Unconditional Basic Income. The Basic Income has to ensure all Swiss residents a life in dignity and participation in public life. The […]
Black parents talk to their kids about the police from: February 10, 2017 at 11:25AM