According to Derb’s own homepage, the prolific writer, autodidact, polymath, programmer and mathematician ‘only’ has an IQ of 135, which came as surprise to me. I’m sure if you asked others to guess Derb’s IQ they would shoot off numbers like 150 or 160, as would I. But perhaps his test had a low ceiling,… Continue reading Illusory Superiority and IQ
The New Gilded Age; The Post-2008 Economy, Part 4
The news cycle over the past two weeks can be likened to watching paint dry or glaciers melt. 2013 was the year of congress, the sequester, debt ceiling and shutdowns; 2014 is dominated by sports (Donald Stirling, Ray Rice..stuff like that), police and race conflicts, Russia and the Middle East. The good news is the… Continue reading The New Gilded Age; The Post-2008 Economy, Part 4
We Need More Money in Politics and Less Voting
From Vox.com The class war in American politics is over. The rich won. Money has always been inseparable from politics. This blog argues the admixture of money with politics is a feature, not a bug, and a contributing factor for the enduring resiliency of our republic when many other governments have succumbed to corruption, incompetence,… Continue reading We Need More Money in Politics and Less Voting
Ali Baba Stock Going Higher
Time for another prediction, which is that Ali Baba stock (BABA) is going to $130 within a year or so. In 2012 and 2013, I predicted correctly that Facebook stock would surge and Apple would flatline. Facebook indeed rallied 150% and Apple fell from $600 to as low as $300. I also predicted that the… Continue reading Ali Baba Stock Going Higher
The Futile Pursuit of Equality
A dense article by Steve about the pursuit of truth, philosophy, ‘equality’ of man, conservatism, and god. At the end he writes: Today, the extremism of our culture’s demands for attestations of faith in equality and transparency is a mask for the movement back toward censorship and esotericism. We live in a society in which… Continue reading The Futile Pursuit of Equality
America Is Still Exceptional
Charles Murray, unwavering defender of inconvenient truths in the face of political correctness and beloved by millions of millennials and smart people all over America, has become an institution unto himself. His most recent book, The Curmudgeon’s Guide to Getting Ahead, has become ‘required reading’ and the ‘bible’ for the smartest generation, which is whom… Continue reading America Is Still Exceptional
Will Technology Make All Jobs Obsolete?
From Jim Goad of Taki Magazine: Workers of the World, Goodbye The Luddite fallacy has a good track record of being a fallacy. You get rid of one type of job and another pops up. As the labor market becomes more polarized, there will probably be strong growth of jobs in the low-paying service sector… Continue reading Will Technology Make All Jobs Obsolete?
America Splitting in Two
The American economy is splitting in two. Opportunity is plentiful for the wealthy and well-educated, but it is drying up for the bottom half. What can Washington do? The good news is not much. ‘The poor are being left behind because they deserve it’, says expert. ‘They have poor work ethic, poor impulse control, and… Continue reading America Splitting in Two
Some Thoughts on the 2016 Campaign
I supported McCain in 2008 and Romney in 2012. Unlike the sorry bunch in 2012, I got to admit, the GOP candidates for 2016 are shaping up to be the best in years. The GOP candidates for the 2012 election were pretty terrible. Ron Paul and Rick Perry both oppose the federal reserve, and Ron… Continue reading Some Thoughts on the 2016 Campaign
The Beta Male Conservative
Beta Males may be more conservative than previously thought as evidenced on sites like Reddit and 4chan that champion beta males who are pro-gun, pro-science, pro-gamergate and pro-free markets, while shunning liberals who want social justice and equality. Although alpha males can be conservative, a surprisingly large number of them are liberal. Look at Obama…through… Continue reading The Beta Male Conservative