Daily Archives: August 15, 2025

Is Conservative Media The Dominant Media?

You can’t have a strong in-group identity without simultaneously experiencing a strong sense of resentment against the out-groups. When I hear compelling but conflicting theories about reality, my mind starts going to where each can be right. So conservatives think … Continue reading

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Politics As Resource Distribution

There seems to be a strong belief among the elite, as exemplified by the 2004 book What’s The Matter With Kansas?, that politics should primarily be about resource distribution. I moved to America in 1977 when I was 11. By … Continue reading

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Explaining the Normative by Stephen Turner

Amazon.com notes: Normativity is what gives reasons their force, makes words meaningful, and makes rules and laws binding. It is present whenever we use such terms as ‘correct,’ ‘ought,’ ‘must,’ and the language of obligation, responsibility, and logical compulsion. Yet … Continue reading

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