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Tag Archives: Steve Sailer
Blank-Slate Progressivism Under Siege
Paleo Retiree writes: A question I’ve been wondering about for years: As more and more discoveries emerge from the worlds of evo-bio and genetics, how is the PC-opinion class going to contend? When the “blank slate” part of “blank slate … Continue reading
Posted in Politics and Economics, Science
Tagged Evolutionary Biology, genetics, Razib Khan, Steve Sailer
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Steve Sailer Echoes Seth Roberts
Blowhard, Esq. writes: Imagine that fake smiling makes, say, 10% of people feel better and 10% feel worse and has no effect on 80%. Then there’d be no effect overall. And yet, fake smiling would still cheer up 10% of the … Continue reading
Faking It
Fenster writes: Steve Sailer asks if fake hate crimes are against the law. Apparently not, in a lot of places. But should criminal penalties apply? And is a fake hate crime itself a hate crime? And should it be prosecuted … Continue reading
Linkage
Paleo Retiree writes: Fake hate crime du jour. Good to see that someone’s keeping track. In a world of Trumpism vs. Clintonism, which will be the party of the 1%? Charles Koch prefers Hillary to any of the Repubs. Will … Continue reading
Posted in Linkathons
Tagged Charles Koch, Frauke Petry, Fred Reed, hate hoaxes, Mencius Moldbug, politics, Prince, Steve Sailer
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Linkage
Paleo Retiree writes: About those bonobos … Women in combat? Great! But there seems to be one small problem … Cool project. Finally, a political cause I can get behind. What to make of the cult of work? Is it possible … Continue reading
Posted in Linkathons
Tagged bonobos, Islam, Jolly Boys, Music, painting, Roger Scruton, Steve Sailer
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One Cheer for Multiculturalism, con’t.
Fenster writes: As Fenster wrote at 2Blowhards over 11 years ago now: Words mean different things in different cultural contexts. Christianity means something different to an elderly Anglican than it does to a recently converted tribesman. The same is true, … Continue reading
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Paleo Retiree writes: Matt Ridley looks at the impact of Richard Dawkins’ “The Selfish Gene.” Anthropologist Melvin Konner takes stock of the Paleo movement. Mark Steyn still thinks it’s the demography, stupid. Frank Salter worries that the current migrant crisis will put an end … Continue reading
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Paleo Retiree writes: Steve Sailer wonders what’s become of the world of college debating competitions. Why does hula-hoopin’ YouTube sweetheart Katie Sunshine feel she has to perform in Haiti? An oral history of “Deliverance,” book and movie. A lot of fat kids today … Continue reading
Posted in Linkathons
Tagged alan jackson, JayMan, Katie Sunshine, rachel dolezal, Steve Sailer, The Great Courses, Toni Bentley
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Linkage
Paleo Retiree writes: The real Pussy Galore. A great rant from Fred Reed. Steve Sailer takes a look at the excruciatingly slow progress of California’s High Speed Rail. Some girls are just born wild. Elon Musk: genius … at milking the … Continue reading
Posted in Linkathons
Tagged color, Fred Reed, karen straughan, robert parker, Steve Sailer, thediggitydank, thongs, wine
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