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• Does 1 + 1 = 2?

  

  Assuming you define all your terms correctly, yes it does. On page 379 of Principia Mathematica by Alfred North Whitehead and Ludwig Wittgenstein, they finally... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Lull

  Look lively, listless language lovers, learning lame lulls lack lasting legitimacy lessening lofty literature’s lumbering, lurching locomotion; leaving Local... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Eek! (E-K)

  English enthusiasts eagerly envision enhanced emotional elevation, exceeding even existing examples’ elicited elation, encountering each ensuing eccentric... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Abecedarian

  Behold, by being brave, but besides boldness by brainstorming before beginning, broadcasting brief blurbs becomes bizarre but basic babbling. Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• How I Write

  This post will not be the end-all and be-all on this subject, but instead it should be seen as an introductory post.For one thing, I believe in let mot juste... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The “Any Smart Person Can Do Math” Lie

  John writes:Robert, This is very interesting. I’ve always kind of assumed the answer to be yes. Did you or anyone in your family attempt to go far in math?Not... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Mother Water

  Regarding poorly-named Pacific Ocean:There is, one knows not what sweet mystery about this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Ferguson Verdict

  The officer has been found innocent by the Grand Jury. There will be no indictment. The cop is innocent. I could have told you that.There is apparently some... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Noble Savages

  In honor of Thanksgiving, I would like to make this post in honor of the Native Americans whose lands were stolen from them by European invaders:“The surrender... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Are Smart People Automatically Good At Math?

  Of course they are not.bamboomedley writes:I know this is quite old now but I’ve been very curious. Robert, do the people in your family tend to have unusually... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• US, Canada, Europe Vote in Favor of Nazism at the UN

  The UN had an absolutely amazing vote the other day. The Assembly voted on a measure condemning the heroization and veneration of Nazis by member countries. Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Lost Shakespeare Play You Never Heard of

  Here.The title is Double Falshood; or, The Distrest Lovers, or Double Falsehood, or The Distressed Lovers in modern English.The play was written by Lewis... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Stupidity of Conservatism

  The essence of conservatism: It was always better yesterday than today.Against the malign domination of the present by the past Mr. Sinclair directs his... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Doctor Diagnoses the Bard

  Dr. Samuel Johnson weighs in his verdict on Shakespeare’s flaws. Now to be fair I should note that in this same essay, Johnson also praises him to the skies, an... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Hallelujah! A God Is Born!

  

  See here.God is born! Glorify him! Praise Vishnu! Doesn’t that look like Lakshi Mata?From the link:When he first came out we couldn’t believe it. Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Can Males and Females Be Platonic Friends?

  Beatrix writes:I have a question for all you “Manly Men” out there….. A colleague of mine (a Jewish male psychiatrist) says that any man that is friends with a... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Precognition of Globalization: Through a Crystal Ball 150 Years Prior

  Who says people cannot predict the future?The need of a constantly expanding market for its products chases the bourgeoisie over the entire surface of the globe. Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Deep State Runs America

  Well of course. And the Deep State doesn’t even care who is in power, Republicans or Democrats. They will keep running the show no matter which fake political... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Bigfoot News November 19, 2014

  

  More on the Rick Dyer claimed Bigfoot killing. This saga is continuing. Rick now claims that he and his team killed two Bigfoots at this location in... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Truth About Muammar Gaddafi

  

  Click to enlarge. And it’s better now?Actually it is much worse now. There is nothing good about the situation as it is now. Libya was vastly better off under... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY