Comparative Advantage and IQ

Fiscal Impact of Whites, Blacks and Hispanics On net, whites generate a $249.52 billion surplus, or $1,260 per person if you assign 100% of military spending to whites. If you just give whites a proportional share of military spending, their surplus goes up to $553.52 billion total and $2,795 per capita. Blacks, by contrast, run… Continue reading Comparative Advantage and IQ

Late Stage Capitalism, Part 2

Part 1 The 2008 crisis allowed large companies to become leaner and more productive, shedding excess labor and other costs, but many of the jobs lost have not returned despite record high profits, stock prices, and earnings. When the crisis ended, these cost saving measures provided a huge tailwind, and profit margins and growth for… Continue reading Late Stage Capitalism, Part 2

‘Athlete genes’ exist…so why not genes for IQ

The Superhero Genes–One scientist is on a quest to find the genetic mutations that make athletes elite — which may lead to new treatments for the rest of us There are two indicators predictive of athleticism: VO2max and lactate threshold. VO2max is the maximum oxygen uptake during strenuous exercise. The lactate threshold is the point at which… Continue reading ‘Athlete genes’ exist…so why not genes for IQ

Late Stage Capitalism, Part 1

Lately there has been considerable interest in ‘late stage capitalism’, and even mainstream publications such as The Atlantic are writing about it. Reddit’s r/latestagecapitalism, much like r/collapse and r/lostgeneration, has become a popular destination for disaffected millennials to discuss how and why society went wrong, although generally from a left-wing perspective. Wikipedia defines late stage… Continue reading Late Stage Capitalism, Part 1

Jordan Peterson: 12 principles for a 21st century conservatism (analysis)

Jordan Peterson lists his 12 principles for a 21st century conservatism: 1. The fundamental assumptions of Western civilization are valid. 2. Peaceful social being is preferable to isolation and to war. In consequence, it justly and rightly demands some sacrifice of individual impulse and idiosyncrasy. 3. Hierarchies of competence are desirable and should be promoted.… Continue reading Jordan Peterson: 12 principles for a 21st century conservatism (analysis)

Steelmanning

This article from The Atlantic about ‘steel-manning’ went viral, The Highest Form of Disagreement We probably know best which arguments are most difficult for our position, because we know our belief’s real weak points and what kind of evidence we tend to find compelling … use that information to look for ways to make their… Continue reading Steelmanning

The War on Sensemaking

This article went viral: The War on Sensemaking This is one of those popular type of articles these days that repackages old ideas and observations as harbingers of a paradigm shift, thus confirming our own biases about our own perceptions of the world, and in the solipsistic sense, strokes our egos because these ideas are… Continue reading The War on Sensemaking

Jordan Peterson, The Shadow, and Power

Yesterday I linked to four Jordan Person lectures. The first two discus the importance of asserting dominance, and how submissiveness is not a virtue; rather, virtue is from withholding power. By signaling power (what he calls ‘the shadow’), one need not have to use it. Jordan Peterson is a motivational speaker, clinical psychologist, professor, and… Continue reading Jordan Peterson, The Shadow, and Power