“It may sound trite to say so, but the national state is the worst way of arranging and governing human societies, apart from all the others.”
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Pinna: A Partial Defense of Standardized Testing
“Real change has to be made with how standardized testing companies operate, but at its core, the standardized test is an excellent resource for universities and shouldn’t be removed.”
Prof. Randy Barnett Joins Erich Prince to Discuss “Con Law”
“You can’t take politics out of the judicial process because judges are human.”
Edward Said: Bad Scholar and Bad Character
“Changing the meanings of previously understood words is what ideologues do.”
First Days in Congress: Speaking with Rep. Denver Riggleman
“I had an old chief master sergeant tell me that when you first enter a job, you should keep your mouth shut for three months…So I have a lot to learn.”
What Howard Zinn Forgets
“No one people, nation or culture has a monopoly on the shadows of human nature. Historians influenced by Zinn and the story he tells should try to remember this.”
A Response to Matthew Pinna: The Market Is Not Top-Down
“The mere fact that ‘girl’ scooters exist proves that girls tend to have different preferences than boys when making consumer decisions.”
Analysis: Why Is Iowa a Purple State?
What factors make Iowa in play for both Republicans and Democrats?
From UC Berkeley to Washington, Radicalism Prevails
“In a democracy like ours, perception is reality, and the predictable outcome at Berkeley (and other places) was groupthink and radicalization because a fact-based discourse failed to materialize.”
Is Steven Pinker Wrong About Violence Declining?
“In many parts of the world, the anarchy came, and those like Pinker who insist otherwise should reflect on whether their claims really reflect reality, or whether they are simply bromides used by those thought-leaders who see the horror and turn away, looking to statistics as consolation against the tragedy.“
New Jersey Should Not Be Funding Local Journalism
“I agree that without local news, communities suffer from a dearth of necessary information, but this bill opens up way more problems than it fixes.”
Let Them Speak: Censoring Controversial Speakers Gets Us Nowhere
“If a speaker from the alt-right attracts listeners, it is useless to rush to block him. The better approach is to engage in deep thinking to determine why so many people are willing to follow these messages.”
Mobs, Jobs, and the Need for a National Gang Prosecution Law
“Putting Georgia gang membership calculations into chilling context, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia Bobby Christine imparted, ‘Think about that. At its height, ISIS probably didn’t have 35,000 members.'”
Jordan Peterson, Women, and Who Really Makes 80% of Consumer Decisions
“The debate about gender and the market can’t be won with a single sentence—or with a single disputed statistic like the 80% figure. It is a nuanced discussion.”
Where the Alt-Right Really Comes From
“As Ross Douthat says, you may have hated the religious Right but wait until you see the post-religious Right.”