How Ayn Rand is wrecking football
If you want to know whom to blame for the surreal officiating fiasco that robbed Paul Ryan’s favorite football team of a win last night, the answer is Paul Ryan’s favorite political thinker. As...
View ArticleCollege graduates are in for a rude awakening
In a group of any size, most of the members of the group will be mediocre. This is true by definition: the word “mediocre” simply means “in the middle,” i.e., average. It’s telling that in America...
View ArticleWhy Antonin Scalia is a fraud
The Supreme Court is hearing arguments tomorrow in a case that is likely to result in a ruling that race-conscious affirmative action programs are unconstitutional. One thing is certain: Antonin Scalia...
View ArticleWhy the “war on fat” is a scam to peddle drugs
For many years now, I’ve been talking to Dr. X about weight and health. Dr. X, who is one of the nation’s most distinguished medical researchers, is employed by the federal government, and isn’t...
View ArticleIn defense of Nate Silver — and basic math
As a great philosopher once observed, “Math class is tough!”This insight has been confirmed numerous times in the past few weeks, as various pundits have taken innumerate pot shots at Nate Silver, the...
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