The Problem with the Linda Problem
Like most Behavioral Economics work, the experiment is founded on a basic fallacy that, if anything, proves that the researchers are the ones that are irrational.
Category: Essays
The Absolute Best Albums for Each Week of the Year According to Science
Music fans know that songs have a season. This is obviously true for Christmas music, Halloween music, and even Fourth of July music, but also for songs and albums that don’t have such clear seasonal affiliation.
How to Rate a Book
Any writer knows the story: You pour your life into what you hope ends up a good piece, you publish it, and then you hold
Trump-Hating toward Totalitarianism
In the climax of the classic Pirates of Silicon Valley, Steve Jobs is shown presenting his iconic 1984 Big Brother commercial before his adoring audience.
Everything Is a Blue/Black White/Gold Dress and It’s Tearing Us Apart
Do you trust the election system? Chances are, if you’re a Democrat, you do, and, if you’re a Republican, you don’t. A new poll found
The Myth of Divisiveness
As the final poll numbers came in over the weekend and news outlets began declaring Joe Biden victor of the 2020 presidential election, the response
How to Avoid Civil War
If there’s one thing everyone agrees upon in the lead up to the election, it’s that we all disagree. We disagree on pretty much every
Logic in the Time of Corona
The first casualty in the Coronavirus Pandemic was reason. Even before the WHO Issued its first warnings, experts were jumping to conclusions and average people
The Perfectionist’s Guide to #ProgressOverPerfection
There are two kinds of people in this world: perfectionists and those who get things done. As a bona fide perfectionist, this is hard for
In Defense of Thanksgiving
Unpopular opinion of the day: Thanksgiving is the best holiday. Chesterton said “Thanks are the highest form of thought.” What could possibly be a better
Baby, It’s Culturally Vapid Outside
I realize the controversy is old. In Internet years, it’s already a relic. But the public discourse has missed some key points that merit review.
Storyfication: The Art of Making Your Point through Story
“I want to tell you a story.” If you want to grab an audience’s attention, there’s not a much better way to do so than
Spiritual Types
I was at Mass with a friend one day and, when I looked over during the Eucharistic Prayer, I noticed she was weeping. Afterward I
The Illiberalism Heresy
A new crusade is afoot. No, it’s not against the civilization-wrecking incendiaries of ISIS. Nor is it against the single greatest threat to life in
How to Disagree: Three Rules to Make the Most of Our Divisiveness
There is a rule that you should never talk about politics or religion in polite company. I’ve never been a fan. What else is worth
There Is No Such Thing as Unconditional Love—and That’s a Good Thing
If there is principle that every self-help guru and relationship specialist can agree on, it’s that the only way to lasting relationships is through ‘unconditional
The Year Identity Trumped Reality
In 2016 we were introduced to the concept of ‘fake news’. In 2017 we didn’t need fake news because reality itself had grown so absurd.
The Diversity Problem
Lykewyse is a startup based out of San Antonio, TX, offering an assortment of personal assistant apps. In hopes of hitting the big time with
The Hidden Meaning of ‘Self-Gift’
In a recent homily, my priest said that the problem with marriages these days is the lack of self-gift. “Nobody knows how to say ‘No’
The Efficacy of Prayer
In a small town in the American Middlewest, a young boy is diagnosed with terminal cancer. His church community rallies together to pray for his