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The global defeat of democracy: political weaknesses
This is part 2 of an extended essay about democracy in 2023, laying out the pessimistic case. Part 1 is here. There is no will of the people…
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The global defeat of democracy: a scenario
(This is the first part of a larger essay developing my thinking on international politics today. The whole piece should serve as a backdrop to some…
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Does birth order matter?
I think so
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Is the big tech era ending?
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No wait stop it matters how you raise your kids
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Self-Control Secrets of the Puritan Masters
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The emperor's new clothes
Incentives in economics are wrong, but how?
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How to write a good comment
Someone is wrong on the internet....
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What has value?
Dog/scholar-athlete/cripple/chimp/horse/chicken/shrimp
Social media is an adversarial system, the MSM is inquisitorial
God, what a horrible fortnight. So much has been written. I’ll just record two brief thoughts. First, one idea circulating has been that the…
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Book Review: The Weirdest People in the World
I originally wrote this for the ACX book review contest. Down from the gardens of Asia descending radiating, Adam and Eve appear… Walt Whitman When I…
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Academia is worth fighting for
Many criticisms of academia are floating around — I’ve made some of them myself — including: peer review is inefficient and unfair, academic publishers…
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A quick note on the genes-SES gradient
I’ve previously pointed out that rich and poor people differ on more polygenic scores than just for educational attainment: Here’s some more data to…
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🍾 Thought bubbles: Germany, effect sizes, shared political issues
I’m in Heidelberg, enjoying a week visiting my friend Christoph Vanberg on the banks of the Neckar, staying in an Airbnb with the book collection of a…
Wyclif's Dust
Wyclif's Dust
Serious and frivolous ideas about politics, culture, social science and the world.
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