May 05, 2015
You Just Think that Because You’re White
The not-so-serious academic crowds aren’t big on data, reason, or arguments. But they’re fond of accusations. One of their favorite rhetorical tools is to say, “Oh, you just think that…
May 04, 2015
Maybe Don’t Read to Your Kids? Leveling-Down Egalitarianism
When high human and social capital parents read to their kids at night, they’re giving their kids yet another advantage in life over low human and social capital kids whose…
May 02, 2015
Social Darwinism and Social Justice: Herbert Spencer and the Poor
A few weeks ago, ThinkProgress published an exposé of the allegedly ugly roots of Rand Paul’s “libertarianism.” The title of the piece tells you all you need to know: “Rand Paul’s…
May 02, 2015
The Respect No One Wants
Some people who do badly in life never had a chance, whether because of bad genes, bad parents, and/or bad social environment. Others had every chance in the world, but…
April 30, 2015
Adjuncts: Highly Paid Per Hour
For those sick of this topic, I expect this will be my last post. According to the BLS, the median hourly wage in the US is $17.09, and the mean…
April 29, 2015
More on Adjuncts: Thanks, Kevin Carson, for Further Evidence on My Behalf
Kevin Carson recently called me out on Twitter: “Here’s one of those adjuncts that Jason Brennan says could “easily quit and go to Geico” http://www.huffingtonpost.com/leo-w-gerard/good-people-dont-get-good_b_5935690.html …” Two things wrong with this:…