Hooey and Phooey by John C Wright in which he criticizes the alt-right. And a response by Vox Day Safe as houses in which he defends Wright’s competence as an author despite their political differences. The problem is Mr. Wright puts himself on a moral high ground of infallibility…by not taking stance, he can avoid… Continue reading Hooey and Phooey from John C. Wright
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Solving the Student Loan/Debt Crisis: A Plan That Can Work
On sites like Reddit, 4chan, and College Confidential, stories of college graduates saddled with piles of debt and poor job prospects, are becoming commonplace: Many on the ‘left’ (and I say ‘left’ because it’s mainly democrats who raise this issue) complain about student loan debt being too high, as well as poor job prospects for… Continue reading Solving the Student Loan/Debt Crisis: A Plan That Can Work
How I Rewired My Brain to Become Fluent in Math (response)
How I Rewired My Brain to Become Fluent in Math They should just call it nauseo.us magazine because some of these articles are so wrong as to induce vomiting. There is no disagreement about the absurdity that playing basketball will make you taller but many people willingly believe ‘brain puzzles’ or ‘rewiring’ will make them… Continue reading How I Rewired My Brain to Become Fluent in Math (response)
Lessons from a 45-Year Study of Supersmart Children
What is obvious to pretty much everyone else, isn’t so for the blank slate left, who have to perform mental gymnastics to explain away the reality that environment alone cannot account for the disparity of outcomes, both educational and socioeconomic, between individuals. According to the left, policy makers are not ‘doing enough’ and that ‘higher… Continue reading Lessons from a 45-Year Study of Supersmart Children
Why HBD?
Even among the ‘alt right’, HBD remains a divided issue. From Xenosystems: Why is HBD so important? A lot of focus goes there. Is there a good reason besides making fun of deluded liberals? Some kind of non-obvious knowledge? The specifics are fascinating for sure, if you’re into it, but that’s just like science in… Continue reading Why HBD?
The Persistence of the Black-White IQ Gap
The evidence suggests a persistent black-white IQ gap: Despite hundreds of billions of dollars of government spending, the education achievement gap hasn’t budged in decades: According to a groundbreaking paper (How Much Can We Boost IQ and Scholastic Achievement?) by Arthur Jensen, efforts to boost IQ through environment (education spending, enrichment programs, etc.) have failed,… Continue reading The Persistence of the Black-White IQ Gap
Getting Around the Reverse-Flynn Effect
From yahoo.com: Researchers say Western IQs dropped 14 points over last century A new study from researchers in Europe claims that the average IQ in Western nations dropped by a staggering 14.1 points over the past century. “We tested the hypothesis that the Victorians were cleverer than modern populations using high-quality instruments, namely measures of… Continue reading Getting Around the Reverse-Flynn Effect
Education and the Blank Slate: Setting Realistic Expectations
Excellent article from a surprising source: Helicopter Parenting Has Given Birth To A Generation of Entitled Victims Another similar patient I saw was a 14-year old female presenting with depression and anxiety. Though she was of moderate intelligence, she and her highly-educated parents insisted on her taking the toughest classes in pursuit of her primary… Continue reading Education and the Blank Slate: Setting Realistic Expectations
Not Smart Enough to Succeed: IQ Inequality = Income Inequality
From the Atlantic: Total Inequality Total Inequality is not merely income inequality (although it matters) nor merely wealth inequality (although that matters, too). Total Inequality would refer to the sum of the financial, psychological, and cultural disadvantages that come with poverty. It’s not that the poverty causes psychological and cultural imbalance but rather the poverty… Continue reading Not Smart Enough to Succeed: IQ Inequality = Income Inequality
Against IQ-ism (response to Moldbug post)
Moldgug/Curtis has a new essay Why you should come to LambdaConf anyway Good essay. Quick and easy to read, which cannot be said for some of the posts on Unqualified Reservations. It almost reads similar to what I wrote 2 days ago, against intellectualism. No need to try to parse that. All Voegelin is saying… Continue reading Against IQ-ism (response to Moldbug post)