Since 2008, economically and socially, we’re also seeing the rise of the ‘deferers’ – the high-IQ kids who deferred eating the marshmallow, now grown-up, and are reaping all the fruits of prosperity in our ‘new economy’, getting richer than ever while the ‘eaters’ are on the lower echelons of society, stuck with crappy, low social… Continue reading Marshmallow ‘deferers’ vs. ‘eaters’
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National Review Writer: Working-Class Communities ‘Deserve To Die’
Online, there is a storm brewing over NRO’s Kevin Williamson’s derisive comments about working-class communities, with outrage from pretty much everyone. Here is the pertinent passage: “The truth about these dysfunctional, downscale communities is that they deserve to die. Economically, they are negative assets. Morally, they are indefensible,” More information here and here. You have… Continue reading National Review Writer: Working-Class Communities ‘Deserve To Die’
IQ: It Still Predicts A lot
The Bermuda Triangle of Science Nonetheless, the evidentiary base regarding the existence of general intelligence and its ability to predict important life outcomes — including health, longevity and mortality, as well as other key variables — is beyond compelling, it’s overwhelming. And if you find yourself feeling like you can do damage to this evidence… Continue reading IQ: It Still Predicts A lot
Stock Bull Market Continues, Seven Years Later
The 2009 bull market is third-longest in history: Seven-Year Anniversary: From the Depths of the Crisis, a Bull Run If you go back to the archives and other posts, you will see that I was among the few pundits who called for a continuation the bull market, even as far back as 2011, as everyone… Continue reading Stock Bull Market Continues, Seven Years Later
NRx and Capitalism
From Reactionary Future: Zizek nails it The very architects of the Cathedral have been “Randian” heroes. The idea that capital will flee the Cathedral is absurd, as is the idea that the elite will shut up shop and walk – they made this mess and they think it is great. Look at all the great… Continue reading NRx and Capitalism
The ‘Great American Article’
From Wikipedia, The Great American Novel: The “Great American Novel” is the concept of a novel that shows the culture of the United States of America at a specific time. It is presumed to be written by an American author who is knowledgeable about the state, culture, and perspective of the common American citizen. The… Continue reading The ‘Great American Article’
The Daily View 3/8/2016
Homework is wrecking our kids: The research is clear, let’s ban elementary homework And the Reddit discussion, which is more valuable than the article. A common thread among commenters, growing up, is that homework was tedious and useless, yet scored high on tests, which is a common trait among smart people, who tend to test… Continue reading The Daily View 3/8/2016
In Search of ‘Reset’
As the passage below from a Reddit post below illustrates, many seek collapse, doom and gloom, or reset – to change the ‘game of life’ that they perceive as rigged or unfair, seeing Trump as a ‘messianic’ figure who will reshuffle the deck, with frustrated voters hoping they will get a better ‘hand’ under a… Continue reading In Search of ‘Reset’
SJW-backlash continues
The post-2013 SJW-backlash continues: Judging by faves and re-tweets, intellectualism, which includes grammar, more valued than wealth spreading. It also affirms my earlier suspicions that Senile Sanders is not as smart as may on the left assume he is, being that he doesn’t even know the difference between a noun and an adjective. Furthermore, the… Continue reading SJW-backlash continues
Zerohedge, Trump and Anti-Establishment Liberalism
In response to a reporter being choke-slammed at a Trump rally, ‘Tyler Durden’ of Zerohedge writes: Last week, in what some view as a prelude to a fascist future for America, Trump suggested he would change libel laws in order to give himself greater scope to sue journalists who pen negative articles about him This… Continue reading Zerohedge, Trump and Anti-Establishment Liberalism