Thursday, June 4, 2020

A few more observations on Galileo

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I'm about 40% of the way through this biography. A few things I hadn't realized before: 1) Galileo wasn't actually working for ...
Thursday, May 28, 2020

Next book: Biography of Galileo

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I'm reading Galileo Galilei, the Tuscan Artist by Pietro Greco. Two quick thoughts: 1) I learned that before Galileo dropped out of me...
Tuesday, May 26, 2020

The conservatism of progressives

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Related to yesterday's post, a recent media spectacle shows just how conservative the modern progressives are. Last week in Toronto , a ...
Monday, May 25, 2020

I am NOT a company man! I am an empowered creative with a non-conformist outlook that is valued in our diverse workspace!

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This essay in American Affairs Journal is full of insights into how educated professionals conduct themselves as corporate bureaucrats whi...
Monday, May 18, 2020

This is NOT a test! I repeat: This is NOT a test!

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The University of California, possibly in collaboration with the California State University, as well as anyone else who would like some roa...
Friday, April 24, 2020

The inevitable consequence of egalitarianism

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A syphilitic Roman Emperor recently mused on whether doctors should inject disinfectants into people in order to cure the COVID-19 virus, an...
Monday, April 13, 2020

Meritocracy and virtue signaling

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I like this take-down of Ivy League faculty who virtue signal by arguing against meritocracy: Look, it's possible that the anti-merit...