Daily Archives: October 9, 2015

Musings

* I couldn’t wait to see my friend this morning to tell him how I took Inglewood Blvd south to Jefferson east to get to the party last night in Culver City in just 25 minutes (7 miles). * One … Continue reading

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Why Do Politicians Have Affairs?

Comments to Steve Sailer: * Politicians are eerily similar to actors and actresses in that they crave mass adulation. And they are seldom content with what they already have. I am not original in stating that politicians (rather like actors, … Continue reading

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Why can’t we talk about IQ?

Jason Richwine writes for Politico: “IQ is a metric of such dubiousness that almost no serious educational researcher uses it anymore,” the Guardian’s Ana Marie Cox wrote back in May. It was a breathtakingly ignorant statement. Psychologist Jelte Wicherts noted … Continue reading

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The Costs Of Immigration

Jason Richwine writes: A recurring theme of my writing is that, first, immigration has both benefits and costs, and, second, that the costs are systematically downplayed by immigration boosters. For example, back in the spring I wrote about the fiscal … Continue reading

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Political Debates Ignore The Facts

Jason Richwine writes: Do teachers earn less than the minimum wage? When “teaching hours” are quantified, one may argue that teachers’ salaries are adequate for the hours they work. But I can attest that if anyone ever quantified the hours … Continue reading

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