Daily Archives: December 16, 2015

The Myth Of Pure Evil

Jonathan Haidt writes: People want to believe they are on a mission from God, or that they are fighting for some more secular good (animals, fetuses, women’s rights), and you can’t have much of a mission without good allies and … Continue reading

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Rolling Back The Neo-Cons

The blogger Patterico seems to be moving from neo-con to conservative. Last night, watching the debate, I witnessed a bizarre interchange in which Hugh Hewitt appeared to assert that it is a necessary qualification for the presidency of the U.S. … Continue reading

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Mistrial declared in trial of Officer William Porter in death of Freddie Gray

A reader says: The story gives some information but not three pieces of crucial information: It does give the breakdown between women and men on the jury but it fails to (1) give the breakdown of the Jury by race, … Continue reading

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The Blessings Of Chinese Birth Tourism

Comments to Steve Sailer: * The brightest kids in California high schools are assured admission to the best schools in California’s public university system. That’s why: UC Berkley is 40% Asian (32% white) UC Davis is 39% Asian (29% white) … Continue reading

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Chicago Censors Talmud

Jeffrey Goldberg writes in the Forward in 1994: If Graydon Snyder only knew that he would be convicted of sexual harassment for teaching the Talmud, he might have kept his mouth shut. But Mr. Snyder, a Bible professor at the … Continue reading

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