I Entered the RedZone
“I think the RedZone Channel is undeniably a revolutionary way to experience football, and television, and I’m furious that it has taken this long to make its way to my television. But it is not, at its core, football. It is whippets, a hashtag instead of a long read. I love it, and I’m going to watch it every Sunday.”

“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.”