Do Studies Show Gun Control Works? No.
After reaching historic lows in the mid-2010s, gun violence rates in America have gone up in recent years, and they remain higher than in some other parts of the developed …
Social Science
In Quest Of A Multipolar Economic World Order
In Quest Of A Multipolar Economic World Order Professor Michael Hudson and Pepe Escobar discuss the emerging economic world order which they define not so much as a conflict between …
Are Car Seat Laws Driving Down America’s Birthrate?
A provocative new study claims the steady upward creep in the age at which states mandate that children use car seats is prompting women to either postpone or opt out of …
Self-Victimhood Is a Personality Type, Researchers Find
Many social commentators have argued that an emerging “victimhood culture” incentivizes people to see themselves as weak, traumatized, and aggrieved. In higher education, this has been associated with increased demands …
The Next Decade Could Be Even Worse
The Next Decade Could Be Even Worse Tyler Durden Mon, 11/30/2020 – 21:50 Authored by Graeme Wood via The Atlantic, A historian believes he has discovered iron laws that predict …
Podcast Episode: The Secret Court Approving Secret Surveillance
Episode 001 of EFF’s How to Fix the Internet Julian Sanchez joins EFF hosts Cindy Cohn and Danny O’Brien as they delve into the problems with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance …
Did Jack Dorsey Just Issue A ‘Mea Culpa’ To All Twitter-Banned “Conspiracy”-Peddlers?
Did Jack Dorsey Just Issue A ‘Mea Culpa’ To All Twitter-Banned “Conspiracy”-Peddlers? Tyler Durden Sat, 05/23/2020 – 20:00 Did Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey just, sheepishly, issue a ‘mea culpa’ to …
America Is A Technocracy, Not A Democracy
America Is A Technocracy, Not A Democracy Authored by Ryan McMaken via The Mises Institute, Perhaps never before in American history have the unelected technocrats played such an enormous role …
Freedom in Prices Ends Shortages. Even with Toilet Paper.
In a column containing a rebuke of the Mises Institute, Medium Marker writer Will Oremus has come up with what he fervently believes is The Explanation for the empty shelves …
Is Nassim Taleb “The Only Man That Has A Clue”?
Is Nassim Taleb “The Only Man That Has A Clue”? Authored by Raul Ilargi Meijer via The Automatic Earth blog, Today, I’m going to try to show you how and …