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A couple weeks ago I wanted to do another article about the rise of nerd culture in the post-2008 economy, but Steve beat me to it. I think he gets somewhat distracted in the end by focusing on music and the like, instead of the what I consider to be the more important social and… Continue reading The Rise of Nerd Culture in the Post-2008 Era

Intel Budgets $300 Million for Diversity The left wants to believe a lack of diversity is a sign of discrimination. It never occurred to them that maybe certain groups are underrepresented in certain industries because they either choose to not pursue that line of work or they are simply unqualified. The solution according to the… Continue reading The Daily View: Silicon Valley Diversity, Basic Income, Wealth Inequality

The ‘autopilot nation’ is part of the greater economic moderation and what Steven Pinker calls ‘the long peace’. As much as the left wishes it weren’t so, the world is becoming less violent, thanks in part to innovation, free markets, and the spread of American-style capitalism around the world. The left seeks civil war (rich… Continue reading Autopilot Nation & The Winner Take all Economy

There’s an article from National Review going viral, reviving an almost two-decade old debate about the prophylactic effects of abortion on crime, originally brought to the public’s attention in the 2005 bestseller Freakonomics. Mona Charen writes: Some would have grown up to be Ben Carsons, Charlize Therons, Walt Disneys, Oprah Winfreys, and Sonia Sotomayors. Most… Continue reading Abortion and Crime – When Political Correctness and Partisan Politics Gets in the Way of Promising Research and Policy

The Man Behind Common Core Math The way you improve test scores and increase America’s economic competitiveness is to understand that higher IQ students will learn faster and more efficiently than lower IQ ones, and then by grouping the students accordingly. Instead of wasting billions trying to get everyone up to speed, let’s devote more… Continue reading Common Core Fallacy

Paul Graham’s pro-tech immigration argument, as unpopular as it may be in certain liberal and non-neoconservative circles, is the most logically consistent with a meritocracy under a free market, where people should be promoted based on talent instead of national origin, and it’s inevitable the cap will be raised under a Republican president. A lot… Continue reading Paul Graham on Immigration, Part 2

From politico: The strengthening economy — and an improving government fiscal picture — has already transformed the political conversation in Washington. The kind of federal debt and deficit scolding that helped drive the tea party movement to power is now significantly less potent. While the longer-term deficit picture remains bleak with the expected glut of… Continue reading Strong Economy Bodes Well For Neoconservative Resurgence

2014 has been a terrible year for the social justice warriors, and it just keeps getting worse. Let’s take a look at recent SJW defeats: UVA Rape Scandal (Rolling Stone story quickly debunked, SJW coalition takes irreparable credibility hit.) Gamergate (Overall internet consensus favors the gamers) Shirtgate (Like gamergate, internet commentators overwhelmingly sided with science… Continue reading 2014 – An Awful Year For The SJWs