It’s funny how some very basic concepts are somehow misunderstood by most people. One of those is how daytime and nighttime occur and the relationship between that phenomenon and the…
The Machinery of Political Scams
After the MIC scam post, I wanted to comment more broadly on the phenomenon of political scams and how I think things probably work, if we could know what’s behind…
Israel, Ukraine and the MIC Political Scam Machine
Even though this is a mostly libertarian blog, I try to avoid politics and stick to philosophy or economics (or, obviously, other stuff…), however, I’m very interested in political scams….
Religion As a Substitute For Moral Principle
Few people understand philosophy. They either lack the talent to understand, they lack the interest, or they’re already captured by other ideas of the cultural elite, or maybe something else….
A Simple Guide to Understanding Yourself and Others for the Logical and Tribeless
All things equal, it’s going to be difficult to weld two pieces of metal together with a hammer. Equally, it’ll be difficult to drive a nail with a welder. So,…
Chances Are You’ll Never Be Healthy
This might be a little redundant, but, humor me, because it’s shocking and disturbing to me. One of the implications of Talent Theory and Tribalism is that most people will…
The Intersection of Talent Theory and Tribalism
In the Why Smart People Have Dumb Ideas post, I made the case that people can reason clearly in situations where there is no cultural component activating their tribal survival…
Why Smart People Have Dumb Ideas
I once knew a guy who was an actual rocket scientist. He was also a socialist. You can’t be a moron and be a rocket scientist, but, if you’re so…
Intellect and Its Relationship to Tribal Instinct
As some do, I think a lot about the human condition and why people do the things they do. As I’m sure I’ve mentioned, the Leskovar Insight plays a major…