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How an Ancient Philosopher Predicted the 2016 Election 0
- Philosophy
- November 14, 2016
Many people depend upon polls to predict the outcome of elections. What pollsters do appeals to all the prejudices of the post-Enlightenment modern mind: They employ a distinctive technique (thank you Rene Descartes), they focus on empirical evidence (thank you Francis Bacon), and they invoke the mathematical forms of statistics (thank you John Graunt and
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Why Schools Should Teach Rational Discourse 0
- Culture
- November 14, 2016
The day before the 2016 election, the Minneapolis Star Tribune ran a revealing story on the state of rational discourse in today’s schools. The story centered on two young men – Elijah Rockhold and Sam Buisman – from the public high school in Chanhassen, a suburb of the Twin Cities. Although Rockhold and Buisman are
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Dave Chappelle’s Poignant SNL Monologue Goes Viral 0
- Culture
- November 14, 2016
Funnyman Dave Chappelle has become one of the most successful comedians in the world largely for his unflinching comedic style, which often blends racial politics and humor. Chappelle delivered on that front this past weekend in his opening monologue on Saturday Night Live, with jabs at white privilege and inner-city violence. But it was his poignant
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Elites and Big Media Still Can’t Understand Why Trump Won 0
- Politics
- November 11, 2016
In the days following the election, the webpages of the major media showed why they were so far off the mark in assuming, and largely promoting, a Clinton victory. The early morning shock and confusion among the millionaire-media class is striking. But almost all of the posts and articles illustrate and perpetuate many of the
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Our Expectations Are Making Us Miserable 0
- Culture
- November 11, 2016
HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm offers a hilarious look at an ego on steroids. In each episode Larry David (co-creator of Seinfeld), playing himself, tries to make himself more comfortable by making the world go his way. In the process he steps over other people while hoping they still see him as a nice guy. He
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Student Concocts Bogus Story of Attack by ‘Man in Trump Hat’0
- Culture
- November 11, 2016
Via ABC News: A Muslim woman in Louisiana who told police she was attacked with a metal object and robbed of her headscarf and wallet by two men wearing Donald Trump clothing just hours after Trump was elected president admitted to police today that she made it up, Lafayette police told ABC News. “She made
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