The Daily View: IQ and Political Affiliation, Small Business, Obama, Healthcare, Women in STEM

Are conservatives smarter than liberals? If low IQs are linked to poverty and, as shown below, poorer people vote liberal, one can surmise that liberalism is more highly represented among those with low IQs than conservatism. Look at Communism, a collection far-left ideologies specifically designed to appeal to poor, uneducated people. Decline in small business… Continue reading The Daily View: IQ and Political Affiliation, Small Business, Obama, Healthcare, Women in STEM

Eliminative Materialism and Economic Misconceptions

It seems like we’re all becoming economists now. You’ve got Marc Andreessen, a technologist with no economics degrees, engaging in a credible debate with one of the greatest living economists, Larry Summers. Then there’s Peter Thiel, who received his B.A. in Philosophy from Stanford, pontificating about monopolies and the size of government. The 700-page tome… Continue reading Eliminative Materialism and Economic Misconceptions

In Defense of the Millennials

The Grey Enlightenment is probably the only conservative/libertarian themed blog that takes a more optimistic view of the millennials. On millennials, Gavin McInnes writes: Things have been getting progressively more insane since then. Today we have NYU students barricading themselves in the cafeteria, demanding the school provide them with Palestinian friends (see 10:16); Duke University… Continue reading In Defense of the Millennials

Adults, Stop Giving Bad Career Advice to Young People

It’s better to self-actualize than work in a dead-end job . With all the free resources available online to acquire high-paying skills, why waste time with low paying, low-skill work – unless I guess you really need money. Well-intentioned adults are giving bad advice to young people by encouraging them work dead-end jobs instead of… Continue reading Adults, Stop Giving Bad Career Advice to Young People

The World is Getting Safer, So Why Does this Make Libs Mad?

Attention news readers: We will continue writing articles about the violence decline until you stop kvetching. http://t.co/G9YHHc3U8X — Noah Smith (@Noahpinion) January 14, 2015 Upon first glance, one would assume that a Cato report about the world being safer is good news, but to the discontent left who yearn for class warfare and crisis, it… Continue reading The World is Getting Safer, So Why Does this Make Libs Mad?

What I Want

Until the stock market start going up there will be fewer posts. I can’t write about biological determinism, smartism, IQ and stuff like that if the market is not going up. What I want: 1. A big spike in unemployment This will: a. Prolong zero percent interest rates, boosting both stocks and bonds b. Lower… Continue reading What I Want