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Explaining the LGBT Explosion
Wikipedia's article on "Acquired Homosexuality" begins: Acquired homosexuality is the discredited idea that homosexuality can be spread, either through…
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Apr 7
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The Ironclad Argument Against Racism
Being labelled a “racist” is scary. If you scour the Internet, you will find a few confessed racists. For the most part, though, “racism” is a doctrine…
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Apr 12
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The Ideologues of GMU
As you probably know, I’m a professor at the George Mason University Department of Economics. One of the most unusual features of our department is that…
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Apr 28
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Who Should Switch to Substack?
My Substack experience has been so good that I’m now in a proselytizing frame of mind. I’ve been especially leaning on Robin Hanson to move Overcoming…
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May 6
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Misinformation About Misinformation
“Nazis run Ukraine.” “Biden stole the election.” “You can cure Covid by injecting bleach.” “Lizardmen run the world.” These statements aren’t merely…
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May 18
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How Evil Are Politicians? Essays on Demogoguery
My second book of essays, How Evil Are Politicians? Essays on Demagoguery, goes on sale today! Dedicated to my dear friend, the great Don Boudreaux of…
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May 3
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What the Hell Is Going On With the Economy?
Cult classic The Room is quotable throughout, but over the last two years, I’ve kept coming back to, “People are very strange these days.” This is true…
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Apr 13
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My Guidelines for Government
Government has been giving me guidelines for decades. “Just say no.” “If you see something, say something.” “Put your tray table up and your seat in the…
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Apr 18
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Sunk Costs and Substack
When I was tooling up for Bet On It, I opted for Wordpress over Substack in order to have greater design flexibility. After a month on Wordpress, I am…
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Mar 31
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Suicide Versus Patriarchy?
Men notoriously have higher suicide rates than women. At least on the surface, this is a puzzle for feminism. If we really live in a patriarchy, if men…
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May 5
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My Substack Transition
From my end, moving Bet On It to Substack has gone even better than expected. I’ve got over four times the traffic in just a few weeks. It is all as…
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Apr 29
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The Woke Who Did Not Cancel
The most famous Sherlock Holmes story is probably “Silver Blaze,” better-known as “the story of the dog who did not bark”: “Is there any point to which…
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May 17
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