I wrote this in the format of a ‘Buzzfeed’ listicle, with the intent to go viral; it didn’t, but here it is: 10 Harsh Truths Every Millennial Must Know
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Conservatives are smarter, better informed than liberals
Contrary to the leftist stereotype of the uneducated ‘hick’ voting Republican, it’s actually the least educated, lowest income demographic that votes Democratic, suggesting (if we go by IQ vs income & education) on aggregate conservatives are smarter than liberals. Using educational attainment as a proxy for IQ, the maybe the very smartest vote Democratic, but… Continue reading Conservatives are smarter, better informed than liberals
How a person with an SAT score of a 1000 writes
An SAT score of 1000 on the post-1995 test is unimpressive, corresponding to an IQ of around 100. Most people who score that low (either on an IQ test or on the SAT) keep it private. According to those celebrity SAT lists you see everywhere, even most actors score higher than that, yet the author… Continue reading How a person with an SAT score of a 1000 writes
He Fit the Description
I fit the description…. A first-person account by Steve Locke, a black college professor, about being stopped and questioned by the police for a crime he didn’t commit, is going viral. The article has a racial angle, implying that white officers are deliberately singling out blacks just for sport or due to prejudice. Yes, it… Continue reading He Fit the Description
Collapse can wait
From David Stockman: Why This Sucker Is Going Down…….Again! In a word, with a printing press. But what happened today is that Draghi showed he is out of tricks and Yellen confessed she is out of excuses. Yes, this sucker is going down. And this time all the misguided economics professors turned central bankers in… Continue reading Collapse can wait
Thoughts on Kaczynski’s Manifesto
Roosh V peruses the Kaczynski manifesto. From the manifesto: Leftism is collectivist; it seeks to bind together the entire world (both nature and the human race) into a unified whole. But this implies management of nature and of human life by organized society, and it requires advanced technology. You can’t have a united world without… Continue reading Thoughts on Kaczynski’s Manifesto
The New Investing Landscape
From The Reformed Broker, There is a limit A lot of people are struggling in this market. Here is the deal. I’m going to divulge research that investment firms normally pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for, for free. It’s a very simple way to not lose your shirt in this schizophrenic, mean-reverting market. First,… Continue reading The New Investing Landscape
Good Tweets
Shooters not white, not a Tea Partier, not Republican, not an NRA member, not Presbyterian, so this time, it's the gun's fault. — Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) December 3, 2015 This is what they teach in college now pic.twitter.com/gGkk61xjQn — str_thry (@StrThry) November 25, 2015 Yikes @reallucasneff is a shameless race baiter who uses human tragedy… Continue reading Good Tweets
On Not Letting Cognitive Capital Go To Waste
Using IQ tests to identify gifted students – because poor kids should get a good education, even if they're smart https://t.co/TXw4IouWms — SteveStewartWilliams (@SteveStuWill) November 29, 2015 America’s cognitive capital may be it’s important resource, and it should not be squandered, which is why we need more funding for gifted education. Or as some call… Continue reading On Not Letting Cognitive Capital Go To Waste
How to be a Superforecaster
There is some buzz over superforrcasting and superforecasters, related to a 2015 book by Philip E. Tetlock and Dan Gardner about superforecasters – people with an above average ability to forecast events and outcomes. Blurb from Wikipedia: Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction is a book by Philip E. Tetlock and Dan Gardner released… Continue reading How to be a Superforecaster