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I've said this before 1 , alas in the middle of posts that no-one read, so I'm going to say it again to make it more explicit: I di...

SCOTUS strikes again:  Court strikes down Maine’s ban on using public funds at religious schools . And, as far as I can tell, they were cor...

Another year over and deeper in debt ... this is Caius M2, though it was hard to distinguish them from M1 1 . The separation at the catch is...

In the face of momentous events people who really ought to know better are saying silly things like "Shocking: So far, governments ha...

Via Bryan Caplan  but more specifically https://philpapers.org/rec/BREWPM . Generally I hate stuff with wanky philosophic words in it, but ...

A Peruvian farmer takes on Germany’s largest electricity firm , says El Econo. Peruvians doing wacky things is not necessarily news, but si...

Another post for my record, and perhaps your interest. Note to self: please make up new frames for the Autumn so I can take out the crystall...

Mann is sad  about Gates' disappointing and somewhat defensive answer to the question I posed to him via the Graun .;  Hossenfelder sa...

Misinformation is in the news, with the demise of the regrettable Disinformation Governance Board . Bryan Caplan correctly points out  that...

To Swinbrook, near my mother's house. First a bluebell wood, which is lovely, though there isn't much to say about it. Not strictly ...

The recent events require no introduction. I maintain what I said before , though  I think it likely they will uphold the precedent  now lo...

Another day, another swarm o' bees. Although perhaps I should not be too casual: they are welcome, and my last was in 2020  (the 2021 o...

Time for another post, before people start worrying about my health. If you want to read something very stupid indeed, you can read  Why is...

A placeholder post to keep Tom off my back while I write up Aristotle's Physics 3 . Salus populi suprema lex : the quote is from Cicero,...

I have finally been zapped. As far as I know, for the first time. As a 58-year-old male in good physical condition who has been Double-Vaxx...

I'm glancing over the IPCC AR6 WGIII SPM , and so far am unimpressed. This is a "summary for policymakers" by people who have...

FFS, why am I reading this stuff? Mostly, because this slender pamphlet has turned up again in the chaos of our house move. If you're i...

Those with long memories will remember  Lucia Liljegren , though I don't think she figured much here. But! At least I care enough to no...

A quote, from Lord Acton. And apparently an inspiring one, since (inevitably in this day and age) you can get it on a fridge magnet . If Lo...

No doubt about where I stand, then 1 .  Ukraine: Work as if you live in the early days of a better nation kinda refers; it is interesting ...