Month: June 2017

The War on Sensemaking

This article went viral: The War on Sensemaking This is one of those popular type of articles these days that repackages old ideas and observations as harbingers of a paradigm shift, thus confirming our own biases about our own perceptions of the world, and in the solipsistic sense, strokes our egos because these ideas are… Continue reading The War on Sensemaking

Jordan Peterson, The Shadow, and Power

Yesterday I linked to four Jordan Person lectures. The first two discus the importance of asserting dominance, and how submissiveness is not a virtue; rather, virtue is from withholding power. By signaling power (what he calls ‘the shadow’), one need not have to use it. Jordan Peterson is a motivational speaker, clinical psychologist, professor, and… Continue reading Jordan Peterson, The Shadow, and Power

Four Jordan Peterson Lectures

Some of my favorite Jordan Peterson clips Jordan Peterson on Human Punching Bags: Jordan Peterson – Don’t be harmless: The mistake people make is equating virtue with harmlessness. Jordan Peterson: Avoid this deadly trap: Totalitarian certainty vs. nihilistic chaos Jordan Peterson on Becoming Courageous: “The higher degree of responsibility that you agree voluntarily to try… Continue reading Four Jordan Peterson Lectures

Pharisees of the alt-right

The alt-right/alt-light rift that opened in December 2016 continues to widen. As most already know, a rendition of Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” held in New York City’s Central Park was disrupted by agitators Laura Loomer and Jack Posobiec. It’s possible they were paid to disrupt the event. Because paid protesting and disrupting events is normally associated… Continue reading Pharisees of the alt-right

The Healthcare ‘Cost Disease’ Demystified

Months after Scott’s original article, there is still considerable discussion about ‘cost disease’ in healthcare. Everyone wants to know why prices seem to be going up so quickly. From Kurt Spindler Identifying Sources of Cost Disease Cost disease is one of, if not the, most important problem for society to be tackling right now. Cost… Continue reading The Healthcare ‘Cost Disease’ Demystified

The Atlantic: How the Democrats Lost Their Way on Immigration

This article is going viral: How the Democrats Lost Their Way on Immigration Liberals must take seriously Americans’ yearning for social cohesion. To promote both mass immigration and greater economic redistribution, they must convince more native-born white Americans that immigrants will not weaken the bonds of national identity. This means dusting off a concept many… Continue reading The Atlantic: How the Democrats Lost Their Way on Immigration

Political Violence Is a Game the Right Can’t Win, But There is Hope

From Jacobite magazine: Political Violence Is a Game the Right Can’t Win. As of 6/22/2017, the article has been shared over 7,000 times on Facebook and over a dozen times on Reddit, so obviously it struck a nerve with readers. Of course, that’s not necessarily going to be the case. Political violence isn’t fun for… Continue reading Political Violence Is a Game the Right Can’t Win, But There is Hope

Do big words make you look dumb? How BS spreads on the internet

It’s well-established that the internet is a vector for bullshit. So how does such infectious stupidity spread? There are two ways: fast and slow. ‘Fast’ are hoaxes that are shared thousands of times on Facebook and Twitter until, long after the damage is already done, sites such as Snopes debunk them. ‘Slow’ is more pernicious… Continue reading Do big words make you look dumb? How BS spreads on the internet

Has democracy become too expensive for capitalism? Part 2

Continuing on yesterday’s post Has democracy become too expensive for capitalism? Part 1, in reference to the article Has Western-style democracy become too expensive for capitalism?, by the Financial Times: This subsidisation process has become so ingrained in modern Western social democracy that few can imagine a world without it. What was originally a stop-gap… Continue reading Has democracy become too expensive for capitalism? Part 2