A meritocracy means taking the most competent and putting them in charge. Simple enough. But how does one determine competency? The problem is competence is determined ex post facto, through empirical evidence, in which case it may be too late. This means signaling is required, such as tests. The “most common definition of meritocracy conceptualizes… Continue reading Rule by signaling
Materialism and Empircisim are Easy; Idealism is Hard
Empiricism vs Idealism: Empiricism begins with the hypothesis that there is an objective reality independent of humanity and we may use inductive logic to learn about this reality through our senses. We can experiment and test the validity of our ideas. The scientific method is a method of empirical testing to prevent common fallacies and… Continue reading Materialism and Empircisim are Easy; Idealism is Hard
Trump Presidency Predictions and Significance: Economics, Immigration, Culture, and Endgame
From Social Matter: Reactionary Political Theory On Contemporary America Our question is the following: what is the significance of Trump’s victory? What does it mean for the Modern Structure? To answer the first question: a change in national sentiment. To answer the second, not much. Trump’s rise definitely ties into a ‘shared narrative’ of a… Continue reading Trump Presidency Predictions and Significance: Economics, Immigration, Culture, and Endgame
A Letter to ‘Trump Haters’
I address this letter to ‘Trump haters’, not ‘Hillary supporters’, because based on personal observations, some of Trump’s biggest detractors also hate Hillary just as much, if not more (for denying Bernie Sanders the nomination, who would have been a better candidate). Trump’s win has elicited a visceral, almost primal, rebuke from otherwise rational, smart… Continue reading A Letter to ‘Trump Haters’
Avoid Individual Stocks
Billionaire Warren Buffett discusses the book that changed his life The reality is, it was a lot easier in the 1950’s-1990’s to make money with stock picking (as Buffett did) than today, because in the past stocks tended to exhibit what is called ‘Serial Correlation’ (which in layman-speak means the past predicts the future. Two… Continue reading Avoid Individual Stocks
The Trump Disillusionment?
The legacy of Trump presidency may be one the greatest examples of voter ignorance or dissonance–by many pundits the ‘right’ who originally supported Trump but later realized he wasn’t who they thought he was…whoops. With Bush (1st and 2nd), it was obvious what you were getting (a big govt. conservative who supports interventionism, lax borders,… Continue reading The Trump Disillusionment?
Why conservatives always lose
From John C. Wright: The Last Crusade: Rip van Con, and related: Why conservatives always lose. Conservatives are good at winning public office. Right now, the GOP has control of all three branches of government. The GOP controlled the executive branch for much of the 70’s-2000’s, save for Clinton and Carter. Obviously, the GOP platform… Continue reading Why conservatives always lose
The Free Trade Debate, Part 2
Part 1, from back in 2015. Vox Day recently put out a Periscope voicing his opposition to free trade. Given how knowledgeable he is on the issue, trying in any way to refute it seems like a daunting task, but rather than trying to prove someone is ‘right’ or ‘wrong’, a shortcut is to defer… Continue reading The Free Trade Debate, Part 2
Getting the Berkeley Riots Wrong
So burned out (no pun intended) on Berkeley Yes, we know the left are hypocrites regarding free speech, when what they really seek is power and control. Right-ists who habitually champion the virtues of free speech are playing by the rules created by the left, unwitting accomplices of their own demise. ‘Free Speech’ is not… Continue reading Getting the Berkeley Riots Wrong
Why There Isn’t More Civil Unrest in America, and Why I’m Not Worried
Do the Berkeley riots portend to the decline and eventual demise of America? No. Retards gonna tard, liberals gonna lib. I predict further geopolitical stability for the duration of Trump’s term (or terms) and continued dominance of America as an economic, militaristic, political, and intellectual-property superpower. Bryan Caplan has a tradition of taking bets. By… Continue reading Why There Isn’t More Civil Unrest in America, and Why I’m Not Worried