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Tag Archives: politics
Nydwracu’s Fnords
I. The fnords first appear in Anton-Wilson and Shea’s book Illuminatus. Educators, operating as tools of the titular conspiracy, hypnotize all primary school children to have a panic reaction to the trigger word “fnord”. The children, who remember nothing of … Continue reading
Vote On Values, Outsource Beliefs
I. Today I learned about social impact bonds. They are a thing that exists. I would expect them to be in an adequate civilization like Raikoth or dath ilan. But they are a thing that exists on Earth. The basic … Continue reading
Right Is The New Left
[Content warning: some ideas that might make you feel anxious about your political beliefs. Epistemic status: very speculative and not necessarily endorsed. This post is less something I will defend to the death and more a form of self-therapy.] I. … Continue reading
Plutocracy Isn’t About Money
Two political science articles I read recently have surprisingly dissonant conclusions. Gilens and Page’s study “Testing Theories of American Politics: Elites, Interest Groups, and Average Citizens” is very interesting. You may have spotted it in the news media under any … Continue reading
Someone Writes An Anti-Racist FAQ
The Anti-Racialist Q&A – inspired by my own Anti-Reactionary FAQ and written by blogger The Prussian on SkepticInk – is an astounding essay. It’s astounding because it is a piece of writing about race that is so good that I … Continue reading
The Slate Star Codex Political Spectrum Quiz
Directions: Select either (a) or (b) for each of the twelve questions. 1. Neo-Nazis are holding a demonstration in a small town, waving swastikas around and shouting about Hitler. They seem to be pretty peaceful so far, so the First … Continue reading
In Favor of Niceness, Community, and Civilization
[Content warning: Discussion of social justice, discussion of violence, spoilers for Jacqueline Carey books.] [Edit 10/25: This post was inspired by a debate with a friend of a friend on Facebook who has since become somewhat famous. Although I strongly … Continue reading
Blogging The Anissimov – Smith Reaction Debate
I was really excited to hear about the video debate between Noah Smith and Michael Anissimov on neoreaction. Noah is an economics professor and author of the fantastically punnishly named blog Noah Pinion. He’s also a pretty liberal guy who … Continue reading
The Spirit Of The First Amendment
Popehat comments on some of the same issues I brought up yesterday from the opposite point of view. They bring up an interesting idea they call the “Doctrine Of The Preferred First Speaker”: The phrase “the spirit of the First … Continue reading
A Comment I Posted On “What Would JT Do?”
Last week JT posted An Open Letter To The Defenders Of Phil Robertson, which bothered me enough that I posted the following: So I’m the person you are insisting doesn’t exist – a completely pro-gay atheist who voted against Proposition … Continue reading