Don't Know the Half of It

Despite its collective efforts, the scientific community knows a lot less about how the world works than I usually give it credit for.

Fake-Data Simulation

Fake-data simulation is an extension of abductive reasoning, specifically exploring the implications of various competing hypotheses.

My Language of Politics

I'm pretty dedicated to the progressive narrative of oppression. (Arnold Kling's Three Languages of Politics, via Russ Roberts on Amit Varma's podcast)

College & Intellectual Culture

A huge thing college did for me was make me aware intellectual culture exists. 

'Neutral' Laws Favor Cops

The critical race theorist's claim that neutral laws are biased in favor of the powerful applies especially to cops.

Scalable Adequacy

Elite institutions designed to get "the best of the best" aren't scalable. Instead, there's value in setting up systems that succeed with mediocre participants.

Trust & Disagreements

Establishing trust at the start of a potential disagreement is a bigger insight worth teaching and writing about.

Discrimination in Contact & Contract

Glenn Loury's focus on discrimination in contact (social discrimination), which is distinct from discrimination in contract (economic discrimination), encourages practically conservative policy suggestions but stems from liberal ideals of helping the disenfranchised. He understood this position as neoconservativism in the 80's.

FANTI

Fans and critics of someone or something often overlap.