Robert Trivers Evolutionary Biology overview on Feminism, Transgender Homosexuality, honour killing (70s feminists hated his theory that men were the inferior sex)
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in discrimination, economics of crime, gender, health economics, law and economics Tags: evolutionary psychology
Women react to Transgender Athletes: Jayne, Arielle, & Olivia
10 Sep 2019 Leave a comment
in discrimination, gender, sports economics Tags: political correctness, regressive left
@JordanBPeterson – The Psychology of Identity
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in health economics Tags: personality psychology
Ex-Muslims of North America mounts a “Awesome without Allah” campaign, but aren’t allowed to put those words on billboards
10 Sep 2019 Leave a comment
Here’s the announcement I found on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/SarahTheHaider/status/1169186105016639488
The Ex-Muslims of North America (EXMNA) just put up billboards in three cities—Atlanta, Chicago, and Houston—basically stating that a substantial proportion of Muslims raised in the U.S. have become apostates, and implicitly affirming that that’s okay (of course, to many Muslims apostasy is a capital crime). According to the EXMNA announcement, they had some trouble doing this:
After several rounds of rejections, changes, and even one contract termination from companies afraid of offending religious sensibilities, the billboards are scheduled to be placed on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 3rd and 4th, 2019.
“In a dozen Muslim-majority countries, ex-Muslims are condemned to the death penalty”, said Muhammad Syed, President of Ex-Muslims of North America. “In the West, our existence is not a crime, but we still face isolation, threats, and abuse by our own families and former faith community. Unsurprisingly, many former Muslims…
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Are the Democrats too radical for America?
10 Sep 2019 Leave a comment
I was just starting to think that because Trump had finally made so many missteps, and because so many Republican legislators are bowing out of 2020 re-election bids, that maybe we Democrats had a chance to recapture the White House (and perhaps the Senate?) in 2020. And then along comes New York Times columnist David Leonardt, a thoughtful and Left-leaning writer, to warn us that the Democratic candidates for President (well, at least two of them) are pushing policies that, as I’ve noted previously, weren’t popular with Americans in general. (This is a no-brainer; many people, as well as several polls, have noted it.)
The two areas are immigration and healthcare, as discussed in Leonhardt’s new column below.
So, on to Leonhardt’s views, and some depressing data:
Over the past two decades, incomes for most Americans have barely grown. Median wealth has declined. Americans are frustrated, and a…
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The Psychology of Con Artists, and How to Avoid Them | Maria Konnikova
10 Sep 2019 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, law and economics Tags: law and order
Thomas Sowell Brings the World into Focus through an Economics Lens
10 Sep 2019 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, discrimination, economic history, economics of education, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, law and economics, minimum wage, occupational choice, poverty and inequality, Thomas Sowell, unemployment Tags: The fatal conceit
Robert Hare: Psychopath/Sociopath – The Difference
10 Sep 2019 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, law and economics
The Last Few Polio Survivors – Last of the Iron Lungs
09 Sep 2019 Leave a comment
in health economics Tags: polio, vaccines
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