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Othering Unvaccinated Persons

Othering Unvaccinated Persons In my teaching, I prepare undergraduate students to become high school history teachers. In one course, teacher candidates prepare and deliver mock lessons. Their peers play the role of high school students, and I observe and give feedback following these practice lessons. Whether coincidence or a reflection of the times, this fall […]

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American Totalitarianism and the Culture of Fake News

American Totalitarianism and the Culture of Fake News American citizens have a problem telling the difference between facts and opinion. That’s the finding of a recent survey carried out by the respected Pew organization. It was found that only a quarter of the people polled were able to correctly distinguish between a factual statement and […]

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Our Shoggoths, Ourselves

Our Shoggoths, Ourselves There are many ways I could talk about the point I want to make in this week’s post, but when it comes to the really difficult issues—and yes, we’re going to be talking about one of those—the indirect routes are generally the most useful. For that reason, I want to start out […]

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The FED v Bias & Prejudice

The FED v Bias & Prejudice COMMENT: If the Fed is so smart and understands the problem with low/negative interest rates, then why didn’t it hike rates in September?  Better yet, why didn’t they raise rates YEARS ago?  The Fed has kept rates near zero for seven years but now suddenly realizes that this is a […]

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Good Little Maoists

Good Little Maoists Sometimes societies just go batshit crazy. For ten years, 1966 to 1976, China slid into the chaotic maw of Mao Zedong’s “cultural revolution.” A youth army called the Red Guard was given license to terrorize authorities all over the nation — teachers, scientists, government officials, really just about anyone in charge of […]

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Europe Will Never Be The Same. Neither Will The World.

Europe Will Never Be The Same. Neither Will The World. RLOppenheimer New flag for EU 2015To reiterate: People are genetically biased against change, because change means potential danger. People are also genetically biased against acknowledging this bias, because they wish to see themselves as being able to cope with both change and danger. Put together, this means […]

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Olduvai IV: Courage
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Olduvai II: Exodus
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