Month: September 2023

From Richard Hanania, On the Death of a Common American Culture. The subtitle is “the meaning of cultural fragmentation and political centralization,” but I think it’s the opposite: power has become more fragmented and culture more centralized into hubs, franchises, and brands. His overarching point seems wrong. I don’t see the fragmentation he is talking… Continue reading The increasing concentration of culture

A lot has been written about the characteristics or traits of top performers. What makes them different? It would seem like they are cut from an entirely different cloth compared to everyone else. It’s like magic what they are capable of doing. some characteristics: 1. They do not necessarily work harder, but work smarter. They… Continue reading The characteristics or traits of top performers (and why you’re screwed)

Looks like I was right again. Richard Hanania survived his attempted cancellation with flying colors, as I predicted. Not only was his book not cancelled, but pre-order sales have surged. ‘Cancel culture’ arguably peaked in 2010-2017 or so. The left’ ability to cancel has been significantly diminished since the mid 2010s due to a combination… Continue reading Cancellation fail

I saw this going viral I’m so sorry for psychology’s loss, whatever it is Psychology is unloved, and deservedly so. It’s hard to find anyone, psychologists included, who can vigorously or unconditionally defend the field. I think even psychologists acknowledge that there are too many flimsy, weak, or underpowered studies, or unsupported generalizations about the… Continue reading Psychology does have a bullshit problem, but STEM is not immune either