A new study published in the journal Judgment and Decision Making has shown what most of us already suspected: social scientists are so ga-ga over math that even inserting completely irrelevant, nonsense math into an academic paper earns it higher marks in research quality from academics evaluating… Read More
Archives for January 2013
How to Track Nullification Efforts Across the Country
The Tenth Amendment Center is on it .
Top 10 Conservatives to Watch in 2013
According to Human Events . Paul Ryan is number one and Rand Paul is number three. John Boehner and Mitch McConnell are also on the list; I’ll bet you just can’t wait to find out all the awesome things they’ll be up to in 2013. Ted Cruz,… Read More
Free Website Creation Course
Sign up here . Thanks to Tea Party Economist for the link, and for this bit of advice: “You may not need this, but if you have a child or a grandchild who wants to learn a potentially lucrative trade, this is a great opportunity. Combine these skills with online marketing… Read More
These Are Too Easy
More third-grade-level articles on nullification , each of which is refuted by my book and/or my FAQ : one from the opinion police at Media Matters , one in Akron, Ohio , and one in Indiana (by “legal experts,” so you have some idea of the historical knowledge and overall erudition you can… Read More
Rand Paul Is ‘Not Quite There’ Yet on Israel, Says Breitbart
He favors gradually reducing foreign aid. Not enthusiastically embracing wealth redistribution from the U.S. to Israel is “troubling,” says reporter Joel Pollak .
Fastest Postal Worker Reprimanded for Not Following Rules
African Lions Are Going Extinct
But the Endangered Species List won’t help them, says Terry Anderson . It won’t solve the problem, Anderson explains, to ban the importation of lion trophies or to outlaw hunting in the country of origin. Kenya banned hunting in 1974, yet the lion population there has fallen from… Read More
January’s Book Winners
Every month I give away free signed books to subscribers of the Tom Woods Letter . Here are January’s winners: Howard Fienberg Ann Rohan Andres Rodriguez Kevin Brightly Chip Hessenflow Doug Billi Aaron Easler Judith Dixon Brian Gallimore Derek Gatta The appropriate response here is not bitterness or… Read More
Read the Great Books a Little at a Time
It’d be great (by definition) to read the Great Books of Western civilization, but even the relatively small percentage of people who aspire to such a goal doubtless find the task daunting. Professor Jason Jewell devised a plan to read them all over a seven-year… Read More