Monthly Archives: May 2017

The McLaughlin Group

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Luke Ford

“It is not fun to watch public arguments between two people who legitimately hate each other, as they will inevitably spend 95 percent of the conversation pretending they’re cordial. Real enemies can only disagree once; after that, they will only … Continue reading →

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First They Came For The Anti-Semities

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Luke Ford

Comment: First they came for the anti-semites, but I didn’t speak out, because I’m not an anti-semite. Then they came for the racists, but I didn’t speak out, because I’m not a racist. Then they came for the Conservatives, but … Continue reading →

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Hamilton – The Musical

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Luke Ford

Comment: There are songs on youtube but basically it’s unlistenable unless you like rap music. And the Venn diagram overlap of people who like rap and people who like American history is very small. It’s not like the tunes are … Continue reading →

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‘The Siege’

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Luke Ford

Comment: “The Siege was a good movie, and was prescient in terms of future Islamophobia concerns, but not in terms of how the U.S. and other Western societies would react to terrorism. IIRC, the triggering terrorism in The Siege caused … Continue reading →

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USC’s Polygenic Prediction and its Application in Social Science Conference

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Luke Ford

Comment: “Last week’s USC polygenetic social science seminar. I have only got through the first two sessions. Pure iSteve candy. Watch the tapdancing during the comments when a woman started to discuss the implications of the data for genes and … Continue reading →

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