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Meanwhile, in the real world: The antirant.
In the current general atmosphere of negativity, pessimism, xenophobia, and envy, I think we should periodically step back and look at what is really going on. By every metric, the world is getting better. Not just a little, but *amazingly* better. We're in a time of unprecedented peace, international poverty is falling. Technology, just over my ( Read more... ) -
The fixed economy
One of the mistakes that Leftists make incredibly often in their thought processes is the assumption of a static economy. You see it in virtually every narrative and proposal. As examples, raising the minimum wage. Sure, in a fixed economy, that has no downside! No stores will close, no employers will cut hours, or replace workers with kiosks, ( Read more... ) -
Why I support SSM, for my conservative friends.
On my last post, a lot of people made the completely valid point that SSM is a serious erosion of the institution of marriage. Specifically, it moves the focus of the institution from procreation and continuity of inheritance and makes the institution of marriage about "love". Romantic "Love" being a notably fickle beast, one can reliably predict ( Read more... ) -
Everyone else is, so I might as well.
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Misguided progressivism: The accumulated death toll.
I have been pondering compiling this for a good while, and it's time to "Just do it". So, here's the concept. All the people that die because of environmental, leftist anti-science (there are 2 stripes of anti-science, one on either side of the aisle, the left version is vastly more destructive, as this list will demonstrate), and other occasions ( Read more... ) -
The life of bill, part 2.
Yesterday was an odd mix of productivity and frustration. Many days, my life reminds me of the old song "dear Liza".
https://youtu.be/MAfCQ-t7xY0
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Riots, not on the violence, but on the cause.
When MLK was leading demonstrations, there was a clear mandate, and a cause with justice. People of disparate races were afforded unequal treatment under the law ( Read more... ) -
Daily life
So, it occurs to me that my lifestyle is nonstandard enough that I should probably blog more of it. The hard part is that explaining the premises is... more complicated than one might expect. Blogging it feels... Well, a little like "http://boards.straightdope. ( Read more... )