From Michael Cernovich’s Twitter (and from his blog, Crime and Federalism): Should Classrooms Be Segregated by Race, Gender, As Anita Sarkeesian Suggests. #GamerGate http://t.co/ldYWhRGI52 pic.twitter.com/I272Q1Waqj — Mike Cernovich (@Cernovich) May 23, 2015 I’m amazed she hasn’t deleted her tweet suggesting that segregating classrooms by race and gender could improve learning. HBD-based solutions are never allowed… Continue reading Anita Sarkeesian Supports Classroom Segregation
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So Much For That China Economic Crisis
Looks like I was right again about the China ‘crisis’ being a media generated crisis rather than an actual economic crisis. Tim Cook confirms that Apple’s iPhone business in China has been unscathed. This reminds me of 2011 and 2012 when the left said that Greece would cause a global economic contagion…so much for that.… Continue reading So Much For That China Economic Crisis
While Many Panicked, Japanese Day Trader Made $34 Million
While Many Panicked, Japanese Day Trader Made $34 Million But the left insists that the markets are rigged, a bubble, a scam….this is not supposed to be happening. Yet again, empirical reality keeps slapping the left across the face. The left says the market is a zero-sum game, yet people (such as the example above)… Continue reading While Many Panicked, Japanese Day Trader Made $34 Million
College Degree: Status, Drop-outs, IQ, and Success
The Pros and Cons of Going To College Does a college degree give you status? Maybe 50 years ago, when a college degree was more scarce, but nowadays a PHD in a STEM field confers much more social status and earning power than, say, a 4-year degree in something less intellectually rigorous like child development… Continue reading College Degree: Status, Drop-outs, IQ, and Success
Inverse Relationship Between Stock Prices and Volatility
Right now, even I don’t fully understand how markets work. I’m getting better, but still not where I need to be. There are two accounts under my control: a simple one that allocates an equal amount of money into 30-yr treasuries and a retail ETF, which has done well with annual returns of about 50%;… Continue reading Inverse Relationship Between Stock Prices and Volatility
High-IQ Wins Again – Stocks Surge For 2nd Day
Stocks keep going up, the left’s shrill cries for crisis still being ignored. Zerohedge wrong again, another defeat snatched from the jaws of what seemed like a certain victory. So close and yet so far. The Nasdaq is up a mind-blowing 7% in the past 2 days alone – staggering. The S&P 500 up 6%.… Continue reading High-IQ Wins Again – Stocks Surge For 2nd Day
Buy The Dip
As everyone is freaking out about stocks falling, a buying opportunity has presented itself: The pattern now is reminiscent of the selling in late 2011 which, in retrospect, was a good buying opportunity as the market proceeded to rally another 70%. The big concern right now is over supposed economic weakness in China. But aside… Continue reading Buy The Dip
Wired For Success: Brain Scans Predict Mathematical Ability
This is a huge story on Reddit right now, getting a staggering 4000+ up-votes in less than eight hours: Brain scans better forecast math learning in kids than do skill tests, study finds: Gray matter volume and connections between several brain regions better forecast 8-year-olds’ acquisition of math skills than their performance on standard math… Continue reading Wired For Success: Brain Scans Predict Mathematical Ability
The Meritocracy We Don’t Understand
From Wired: Silicon Valley Isn’t a Meritocracy. And It’s Dangerous to Hero-Worship Entrepreneurs The meritocracy is alive and well, but it’s the meritocracy we don’t really understand. Many are producing merit, but their efforts are wasted because they don’t know the rules. I guess what I mean is that you have industries and regions in… Continue reading The Meritocracy We Don’t Understand
Embracing Modernity, Part 2
From the infamous Nov. 2013 Tech Crunch article Geeks for Monarchy: The Rise of the Neoreactionaries that introduced thousands of people to NRx: Neoreactionaries believe that while technology and capitalism have advanced humanity over the past couple centuries, … The veracity of this statement is questioned among many reactionaries who argue that technology and free… Continue reading Embracing Modernity, Part 2