Friday, March 31, 2017

The first people who populated the Americas by Melissa Hogenboom

The first people who populated the Americas by Melissa Hogenboom

Think digital is a big deal? You ain’t seen nothing yet by Jacques Bughin

Think digital is a big deal? You ain’t seen nothing yet by Jacques Bughin

Boom-or-Bust Breeding Cycle That Helps the Mighty Oak Survive by Jo Craven McGinty

Boom-or-Bust Breeding Cycle That Helps the Mighty Oak Survive by Jo Craven McGinty

Grasping Giant Numbers Is Far From Second Nature by Jo Craven McGinty

Grasping Giant Numbers Is Far From Second Nature by Jo Craven McGinty

Baltimore Felony Conviction Rates Fall Under State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby by Scott Calvert and Coulter Jones

Baltimore Felony Conviction Rates Fall Under State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby by Scott Calvert and Coulter Jones

What’s Wrong With America’s Current Approach to Cybersecurity? by Gregory Michaelidis

What’s Wrong With America’s Current Approach to Cybersecurity? by Gregory Michaelidis

The World's First State of the Climate Survey Based on Observations Only from Global Warming Policy Foundation

The World's First State of the Climate Survey Based on Observations Only from Global Warming Policy Foundation

Reflections on Mark Steyn’s ‘A Disgrace to the Profession’ about Dr. Michael Mann by Rick Wallace

Reflections on Mark Steyn’s ‘A Disgrace to the Profession’ about Dr. Michael Mann by Rick Wallace

Thursday, March 30, 2017

Applied History video by Niall Ferguson

Applied History video by Niall Ferguson

How Mike Pence's Marriage Became Fodder for the Culture Wars by Emma Green

How Mike Pence's Marriage Became Fodder for the Culture Wars by Emma Green

How today’s political correctness grew from uni postmodernism by Crispin Sartwell

How today’s political correctness grew from uni postmodernism by Crispin Sartwell

Evidence of employers paying women 20% less than men for the exact same work is as elusive as Bigfoot sightings by Mark J. Perry

Evidence of employers paying women 20% less than men for the exact same work is as elusive as Bigfoot sightings by Mark J. Perry

Some Stronger Evidence That The Affordable Care Act Worsened the Opioid Crisis from Spotted Toad

Some Stronger Evidence That The Affordable Care Act Worsened the Opioid Crisis from Spotted Toad

The best vs the rest: The global productivity slowdown hides an increasing performance gap across firms by Dan Andrews, Chiara Criscuolo, and Peter Gal

The best vs the rest: The global productivity slowdown hides an increasing performance gap across firms by Dan Andrews, Chiara Criscuolo, and Peter Gal

The Seven Sins of Statistical Misinterpretation by Cassandra Chapman & Winnifred Louis

The Seven Sins of Statistical Misinterpretation by Cassandra Chapman & Winnifred Louis

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Is the Ivy League’s Admission Bias a ‘Trade Secret’? by Jason L. Riley

Is the Ivy League’s Admission Bias a ‘Trade Secret’? by Jason L. Riley

A Tale of Two Bell Curves by Bo Winegard and Ben Winegard

A Tale of Two Bell Curves by Bo Winegard and Ben Winegard

Inside knowledge: The biggest questions about facts, truth, lies and belief from New Scientist

Inside knowledge: The biggest questions about facts, truth, lies and belief from New Scientist

The Point of Pointless Behaviors by Ashvin Shah

The Point of Pointless Behaviors by Ashvin Shah

Assessing the claim of disproportionate media coverage of Muslim terror attacks by L.J Zigerell

Assessing the claim of disproportionate media coverage of Muslim terror attacks by L.J Zigerell

On the Accidental Origins of Beloved Books by Emily Temple

On the Accidental Origins of Beloved Books by Emily Temple

How Many Books Will Read Before You Die? by Emily Temple

How Many Books Will Read Before You Die? by Emily Temple

How Utah Keeps the American Dream Alive by Megan McArdle

How Utah Keeps the American Dream Alive by Megan McArdle

Monday, March 27, 2017

How to Change My Biases on Climate Science by Scott Adams

How to Change My Biases on Climate Science by Scott Adams

The age of unenlightenment by Robert Armstrong

The age of unenlightenment by Robert Armstrong

Précis of Social Perception and Social Reality: Why accuracy dominates bias and self-fulfilling prophecy by Lee Jussim

Précis of Social Perception and Social Reality: Why accuracy dominates bias and self-fulfilling prophecy by Lee Jussim

This one is a real blooper and I cannot let it pass by Tyler Cowen

This one is a real blooper and I cannot let it pass by Tyler Cowen

The Real Immigration Debate: Whom to Let In and Why by Mark Krikorian

The Real Immigration Debate: Whom to Let In and Why by Mark Krikorian

Sunday, March 19, 2017

Sod Off, Swampy! by Val MacQueen

Sod Off, Swampy! by Val MacQueen
Book List by Jordan B. Peterson

The Night Shift: The true cause of our sleeplessness epidemic. by Jacob Silverman

The Night Shift: The true cause of our sleeplessness epidemic. by Jacob Silverman

Multiculturalism is a sham, says Angela Merkel by Rick Noack

Multiculturalism is a sham, says Angela Merkel by Rick Noack

Men Shout, and Women Scream—at Least in Fiction by Ben Blatt

Men Shout, and Women Scream—at Least in Fiction by Ben Blatt

Where News Audiences Fit on the Political Spectrum from Pew Research Center

Where News Audiences Fit on the Political Spectrum from Pew Research Center

The Education of an American Sage by Tunku Varadarajan

The Education of an American Sage by Tunku Varadarajan

The Hate Group That Incited the Middlebury Melee by Carl M. Cannon

The Hate Group That Incited the Middlebury Melee by Carl M. Cannon

Friday, March 17, 2017

Biodiversity Calculator

Biodiversity Calculator

What Caused the Rise of the West by Jared Rubin

What Caused the Rise of the West by Jared Rubin

Impact of the privatisation of British Rail from Wikipedia

Impact of the privatisation of British Rail from Wikipedia

Mean Profiles of the NEO Personality Inventory by JĂ¼ri Allik, et al

Mean Profiles of the NEO Personality Inventory by JĂ¼ri Allik, et al

The Increasing Significance of the Decline of Men by Thomas B. Edsall

The Increasing Significance of the Decline of Men by Thomas B. Edsall

Peacekeeping Force: Effects of Providing Tactical Equipment to Local Law Enforcement by Matthew C. Harris et al

Peacekeeping Force: Effects of Providing Tactical Equipment to Local Law Enforcement by Matthew C. Harris et al

Utter Seriousness by Dirdle

Utter Seriousness by Dirdle

The Experience of Discrimination in Contemporary America: Results from a Nationally Representative Sample of Adults by Brian Boutwell

The Experience of Discrimination in Contemporary America: Results from a Nationally Representative Sample of Adults by Brian Boutwell

Lottery winners: The myth and reality by H. Roy Kaplan

Lottery winners: The myth and reality by H. Roy Kaplan

How is personality related to intelligence and achievement? A replication and extension of Borghans et al. and Salkever, Clemens Lechner, Daniel Danner, anBeatrice Rammstedtd

How is personality related to intelligence and achievement? A replication and extension of Borghans et al. and Salkever, Clemens Lechner, Daniel Danner, anBeatrice Rammstedtd

An Ivy League professor who spent 4 months working in a South Bronx check-cashing store says we're getting it all wrong by Alex Morrell

An Ivy League professor who spent 4 months working in a South Bronx check-cashing store says we're getting it all wrong by Alex Morrell

These 80 Programs Would Lose Federal Funding Under Trump’s Proposed Budget by David Ingold, Chloe Whiteaker, Michael Keller and Hannah Recht

These 80 Programs Would Lose Federal Funding Under Trump’s Proposed Budget by David Ingold, Chloe Whiteaker, Michael Keller and Hannah Recht

Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Pessimism in Historical Perspective by Chelsea German

Pessimism in Historical Perspective by Chelsea German

Illiberal Arts Colleges: Pay More, Get Less (Free Speech) by Richard Reeves and Dimitrios Halikias

Illiberal Arts Colleges: Pay More, Get Less (Free Speech) by Richard Reeves and Dimitrios Halikias

He Got a Bad Grade. So, He Got the Constitution Amended. Now He's Getting the Credit He Deserves. by Matt Largey

He Got a Bad Grade. So, He Got the Constitution Amended. Now He's Getting the Credit He Deserves. by Matt Largey

Why Is Iran Wrecking Its Economy to Fund War in Syria? by David P. Goldman

Why Is Iran Wrecking Its Economy to Fund War in Syria? by David P. Goldman

Humpback Whales Are Forming Mysterious 'Super-Groups', and No One Can Explain It by Bec Crew

Humpback Whales Are Forming Mysterious 'Super-Groups', and No One Can Explain It by Bec Crew

6 megatrends that will shape the future of cities by Vaidehi Shah

6 megatrends that will shape the future of cities by Vaidehi Shah

School Discipline Reform and Disorder: Evidence from New York City Public Schools, 2012-16 by Max Eden

School Discipline Reform and Disorder: Evidence from New York City Public Schools, 2012-16 by Max Eden

Academics can change the world – if they stop talking only to their peers by Savo Heleta

Academics can change the world – if they stop talking only to their peers by Savo Heleta

Here’s what happens to your brain when you give up sugar for Lent by Jordan Gaines Lewis

Here’s what happens to your brain when you give up sugar for Lent by Jordan Gaines Lewis

Five Forgotten Champions of the Total State by Jeffrey A. Tucker

Five Forgotten Champions of the Total State by Jeffrey A. Tucker

Sunday, March 12, 2017

Is It Better to Be Poor in Bangladesh or the Mississippi Delta? by Annie Lowery

Is It Better to Be Poor in Bangladesh or the Mississippi Delta? by Annie Lowery

Muslims and Islam: Key findings in the U.S. and around the world by Michael Lipka

Muslims and Islam: Key findings in the U.S. and around the world by Michael Lipka

The Wrongest Profession by Dean Baker

The Wrongest Profession by Dean Baker

Hard Lessons From Chicago’s Public Housing Reform by Susan J. Popkin

Hard Lessons From Chicago’s Public Housing Reform by Susan J. Popkin

Want to Raise Successful Boys? Science Says Do This (but Their Schools Probably Won't) by Bill Murphy Jr.

Want to Raise Successful Boys? Science Says Do This (but Their Schools Probably Won't) by Bill Murphy Jr.

How Government Stifled Reason's Free Speech by Nick Gillespie & Matt Welch

How Government Stifled Reason's Free Speech by Nick Gillespie & Matt Welch

Friday, March 10, 2017

How to Convince Skeptics that Climate Change is a Problem by Scott Adams

How to Convince Skeptics that Climate Change is a Problem by Scott Adams

Too Much Emotional Intelligence Is a Bad Thing by Agata Blaszczak-Boxe

Too Much Emotional Intelligence Is a Bad Thing by Agata Blaszczak-Boxe

When America Was Most Innovative, and Why by Ufuk Akcigit, John Grigs and Tom Nicholas

When America Was Most Innovative, and Why by Ufuk Akcigit, John Grigs and Tom Nicholas

Difficult languages and easy languages by Victor Mair

Difficult languages and easy languages by Victor Mair

Mark Steyn live at Hillsdale College! video

Mark Steyn live at Hillsdale College! video

The bad habits you should give up if you want to be successful by Zdravko Cvijetic

The bad habits you should give up if you want to be successful by Zdravko Cvijetic

AI’s PR Problem by Jerry Kaplan

AI’s PR Problem by Jerry Kaplan

The "Operating System" for Western Civilization from Mises Wire

The "Operating System" for Western Civilization from Mises Wire

White Evangelicals Believe They Face More Discrimination Than Muslims by Emma Green

White Evangelicals Believe They Face More Discrimination Than Muslims by Emma Green

American Carnage: The Landscape of Opioid Addiction by Christopher Caldwell

American Carnage: The Landscape of Opioid Addiction by Christopher Caldwell

Scenes From Securing the Border by Lawrence Person

Scenes From Securing the Border by Lawrence Person

Thursday, March 9, 2017

How Iceland Got Teens to Say No to Drugs by Emma Young

How Iceland Got Teens to Say No to Drugs by Emma Young

How Income Volatility Interacts With American Families’ Financial Security from Pew Research

How Income Volatility Interacts With American Families’ Financial Security from Pew Research

A Misunderstood ‘Diversity’ Over downtown Houston by Kevin D. Williamson

A Misunderstood ‘Diversity’ Over downtown Houston by Kevin D. Williamson

The Ideology Behind Intolerant College Students by Stephen L. Carter

The Ideology Behind Intolerant College Students by Stephen L. Carter

Dental plaque DNA shows Neandertals used 'aspirin' from University of Adelaide

Dental plaque DNA shows Neandertals used 'aspirin' from University of Adelaide

Australia was colonized by a single group 50,000 years ago by Annalee Newitz

Australia was colonized by a single group 50,000 years ago by Annalee Newitz

Food, Virtue Signalling, and Narcissistic Supply Part II by Dystopic

Food, Virtue Signalling, and Narcissistic Supply Part II by Dystopic

Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Various Thoughts on Campus Free Speech by Jason Brennan

Various Thoughts on Campus Free Speech by Jason Brennan

Tucker Carlson GOES IN on DC Politicians, Says They Hate Trump @ IAFF Fire Fighters Conference video

Tucker Carlson GOES IN on DC Politicians, Says They Hate Trump @ IAFF Fire Fighters Conference video

Self-Driving Cars Can’t Cure Traffic, but Economics Can by Conor Dougherty

Self-Driving Cars Can’t Cure Traffic, but Economics Can by Conor Dougherty

Nudging people to make good choices can backfire by Bruce Bower

Nudging people to make good choices can backfire by Bruce Bower

The American 'Deep State,' as a Trump Voter Might See It by Shadi Hamid

The American 'Deep State,' as a Trump Voter Might See It by Shadi Hamid

How Bringing Nature to Cities Makes Everything Better by Nate Berg-Ensia

How Bringing Nature to Cities Makes Everything Better by Nate Berg-Ensia

Democrats Are Descending Into a Kind of Madness Amid Frenzy Over Trump by Conrad Black

Democrats Are Descending Into a Kind of Madness Amid Frenzy Over Trump by Conrad Black

Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Two Centuries of US Immigration map

Two Centuries of US Immigration map

What if Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Had Swapped Genders? by Eileen Reynolds

What if Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Had Swapped Genders? by Eileen Reynolds

The Coming Democratic Majority? Not So Fast. by Yascha Mounk

The Coming Democratic Majority? Not So Fast. by Yascha Mounk

Who doesn’t read books in America? by Andrew Perrin

Who doesn’t read books in America? by Andrew Perrin

These are the books America's new national security advisor says you should read by Kira Bindrim

These are the books America's new national security advisor says you should read by Kira Bindrim

Dear Gap (and other retailers): Listen to this girl by Beth Jacob

Dear Gap (and other retailers): Listen to this girl by Beth Jacob

The language you speak doesn't look like it changes how your brain is organized by Shilo Rea

The language you speak doesn't look like it changes how your brain is organized by Shilo Rea

The Ancient Laws of Unintended Consequences by Victor Hanson Davis

The Ancient Laws of Unintended Consequences by Victor Hanson Davis

Monday, March 6, 2017

Median earnings of professional authors fall below the minimum wage by Alison Flood

Median earnings of professional authors fall below the minimum wage by Alison Flood

Will Democracy Survive Big Data and Artificial Intelligence? by Dirk Helbing, et al.

Will Democracy Survive Big Data and Artificial Intelligence? by Dirk Helbing, et al.

On Political Correctness: Power, class, and the new campus religion by William Deresiewicz

On Political Correctness: Power, class, and the new campus religion by William Deresiewicz

Why the most successful students have no passion for school by Jihyun Lee

Why the most successful students have no passion for school by Jihyun Lee

The Disrupters: Silicon Valley elites’ vision of the future by Gregory Ferenstein

The Disrupters: Silicon Valley elites’ vision of the future by Gregory Ferenstein

Social Justice Syndrome: ‘Rising Tide of Personality Disorders Among Millenials’ by Ewan Morrison

Social Justice Syndrome: ‘Rising Tide of Personality Disorders Among Millenials’ by Ewan Morrison

There Is No Violent Hate-Crimewave in 'Trump's America' by Elizabeth Nolan Brown|

There Is No Violent Hate-Crimewave in 'Trump's America' by Elizabeth Nolan Brown|

Fake Hate Crimes website

Fake Hate Crimes website

Moral Outrage Is Self-Serving, Say Psychologists by Elizabeth Nolan Brown

Moral Outrage Is Self-Serving, Say Psychologists by Elizabeth Nolan Brown

Friday, March 3, 2017

New York Times Airbrushes Away Democrat’s Embarrassing False Claim Without A Trace by Patterico

New York Times Airbrushes Away Democrat’s Embarrassing False Claim Without A Trace by Patterico

Bylines of Brutality by Iowahawk

Bylines of Brutality by Iowahawk

Asia’s Precarious Rise by Michael Auslin

Asia’s Precarious Rise by Michael Auslin

Bees Shouldn’t Become The Next ‘Fake News’ Victim by Jon Entine

Bees Shouldn’t Become The Next ‘Fake News’ Victim by Jon Entine

The Democratic Party is facing a demographic crisis by Musa al-Gharbi

The Democratic Party is facing a demographic crisis by Musa al-Gharbi

Food, Virtue Signalling, and Narcissistic Supply by Dystopic

Food, Virtue Signalling, and Narcissistic Supply by Dystopic

Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Climbing Mount Immortality: Death, Cognition and the Making of Civilization by Michael Shermer

Climbing Mount Immortality: Death, Cognition and the Making of Civilization by Michael Shermer

Moral Outrage Is Self-Serving, Say Psychologists by Elizabeth Nolan Brown

Moral Outrage Is Self-Serving, Say Psychologists by Elizabeth Nolan Brown

Five key trends in U.S. student performance by Martin Carnoy and Emma GarcĂ­a

Five key trends in U.S. student performance by Martin Carnoy and Emma GarcĂ­a

Employment by race and place: snapshots of America by Martha Ross and Natalie Holmes

Employment by race and place: snapshots of America by Martha Ross and Natalie Holmes

How too little dynamism is hurting US living standards by James Pethokoukis

How too little dynamism is hurting US living standards by James Pethokoukis
Trump Goes Positive in First Address to Congress by Josh Katz and Gregor Aisch

The CIA Reads French Theory: On The Intellectual Labor of Dismantling the Cultural Left by Gabriel Rockhill

The CIA Reads French Theory: On The Intellectual Labor of Dismantling the Cultural Left by Gabriel Rockhill