Why Anti-Trumpers Might Be the Bigger Problem
As 2016 Super Tuesday results filed in, a sinking feeling could be felt across the country. Political pundits and lay voters alike realized that Donald
Category: Culture
Our Misdirected Outrage over Columbus
Thanks to social media, we now know that Christopher Columbus was the only person who ever mistreated anyone in the history of the world. Everywhere
No, We Don’t Need More Women in the Tech Industry
If there’s one thing that all leaders and pundits in the tech industry can agree on, it is that there aren’t enough women in the
How We Got Rights So Wrong
May 16, 2015 If the recent debate over RFRA laws and same-sex marriage teaches us anything, it is not that there are a bunch of
Why We Should Hang Up the Mobile Device Ban
On Jan. 1, 2015, San Antonio will begin enforcing a new cell phone ban for drivers. The ban is, by many accounts, common sense and
Romancing the Subconscious
A chapter from the 2014 release, Psychonomics: How Modern Science Aims to Conquer the Mind and How the Mind Prevails. On a cool summer evening
Five Reasons to Embrace Your Inner Perfectionist
Recently, the people at Emotional Intelligence 2.0 posted about the 9 Things Successful People Won’t Do. As could be expected, one of the items was
This Book is 11,856 Pages Long
August 2008 After having read Jacques Barzun’s summa thirteen times, I have concluded that this book is not really 912 pages long as it appears
The End of Government
November 2004 Everyone knows that it is an injustice to deprive a people of freedom. What is less well known is that it is an
Appreciating the Classics
September 2004 It is assumed in our culture that latest is best. The notion probably got its start thanks to the prominence of science and
Prudishness—a Virtue
April 2004 To be a prude is nothing admirable these days. Even those who consider themselves to be prudes admit it only reluctantly. But who