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Pew Political Test 2024

I'm curious where I stand these days on the political spectrum. I identify as a radical centrist,...

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Squaring Race with the American Dream

Martin Luther King dreamed that people would one day be judged not by the color of their skin,...

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Israel's cause is morally superior

It is more just and virtuous to believe in a homeland, to advance society through education,...

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• 6 meses

Politicizing Mainstream Things (a baseball/pride story)

The Los Angeles Dodgers have been going through quite an interesting set of conroversies lately,...

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• 11 meses

Untitled Episode

A New Yorker died on the subway recently. He was mentally unwell, and the city hadn't done...

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The Toxicity of Online Spaces

I was banned from several subreddits recently, for merely commenting in a totally separate...

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• 1 año

Climate change - what are we afraid of, exactly?

Climate change is a real thing, and I'm not going to say that I don't care about it. But I will...

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• 1 año

Why I can't simply "trust the science"

A new study shows that mask mandates were essentially ineffective. The lab-leak hypothosis is...

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• 1 año

Misunderstandings

I think of it like this: a fight, or debate or whatever, is when two parties have conflicting...

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How to think about violence

What counts as violence? Certainly a mass shooting, but how about being bumped on the subway? How...

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• 1 año

How to think about value

Determing the worth of something is difficult enough... we usually let markets decide for us. But...

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• 1 año

Travel Journal: Panama

I recently returned from another trip to the Caribbean, this time centered on the Panama Canal....

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• 1 año

Sex & Love Addiction

I think of myself as a hedonist - I pursue instant gratifications, even at the risk of long-term...

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• 1 año

My California election ballot: State offices

California: 40 million people, 12% of the USA, 52 House Representatives (down from 53), 1 of 2...

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My California election ballot: the local LA stuff

Everyone running for government positions in Los Angeles is left of center - there are no...

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My California election ballot: the propositions

Liberty, efficiency and respect for the commons - these are my guiding principles as a voting...

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Energy as a Belief System

I spoke last time about energy as fuel, and as a tradable, creatable commodity. Now I'd like to...

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• 1 año

Energy

en·er·gy /ˈenərjē/ noun 1. the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or...

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Passing Time

I'm recuperating in my hometown at my parents' home, passing time with video games and other...

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On Disappointment

It's inevitable that we feel disappointed, and disappoint others in our interpersonal...

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• 1 año