It’s ignorant, ostentatious support of anti-Semitism and terrorism, by people who don’t know the name of either the river, or the sea.
Category Archives: Education
Tech, And Immigration
Thoughts from Eric Raymond:
Today's big beef is between tech-success maximizers like @elonmusk and MAGA nationalists who think the US job market is being flooded by low-skill immigrants because employers don't want to pay competitive wages to Americans.
— Eric S. Raymond (@esrtweet) December 26, 2024
To be honest, I think both sides are making some…
Climate Research
The “climate crisis” fanatics continue to ignore the evidence.
The Year In Review
Is there any chance that next year will be less crazy? Or are we still in the middle of Heinlein’s Crazy Years?
Revolutionary Constitutionalism
Why we rebelled against our cousins across the pond.
The Mendacity Of The Media
Seeing recent headlines like “woman catches fire on NY subway” and “a car was driven into a market” shows how identity politics is having a chilling effect on truthful dissemination of information. Let’s talk about how.
— Elica Le Bon الیکا ل بن (@elicalebon) December 23, 2024
Ordinarily, these headlines would be written in active… pic.twitter.com/JetXBpU5bk
The Years Of Madness
Are they (finally) ending? Many seem to think so.
Team Players And Groupthink
An interesting discussion that has great explanatory power (including perhaps the most recent election results).
The American University
…is rotting from within. And it’s been doing so for decades, and the stench is starting to get overwhelming.
The Fate We Avoided
From Marc Andreeson.
A glimpse into @pmarca’s alternate timeline that we barely avoided
— Shaun Maguire (@shaunmmaguire) December 11, 2024
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BTW, I’m in DC this week at events, so posting will be light.