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Read more about the article Why Do Men Have Beards? A Hypothesis…

Why Do Men Have Beards? A Hypothesis…

  • Post author:C.B. Robertson
  • Post published:January 8, 2019
  • Post category:Gender/History
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It's an interesting-enough question to ask 'why do people have hair on their heads, but not on the rest of their bodies?' Some have speculated that it has to do…

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Read more about the article The “Personalized-Exclusive” Argument

The “Personalized-Exclusive” Argument

  • Post author:C.B. Robertson
  • Post published:January 6, 2019
  • Post category:Philosophy/Psychology
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As a lover of arguments, there are few things more irritating than the kinds of arguments which shut down the conversation. Ad hominems are probably the most familiar variety of this…

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Read more about the article What’s the Deal With Russia?

What’s the Deal With Russia?

  • Post author:C.B. Robertson
  • Post published:January 4, 2019
  • Post category:Education/Politics
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It's not just a point of irony that feelings about Russia have flipped along party lines. Once upon a 20th-century, no one loved Russia more than the American left, who…

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Read more about the article A Few Words About Mormonism

A Few Words About Mormonism

  • Post author:C.B. Robertson
  • Post published:December 30, 2018
  • Post category:Philosophy/Religion
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A number of more significant posts about religion I've made in the past year relating to Anwei, identity, and the various problems with Christianity, revolve around the conflict between identity…

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Read more about the article Free Speech Needs Nationalism

Free Speech Needs Nationalism

  • Post author:C.B. Robertson
  • Post published:December 24, 2018
  • Post category:Free Speech/Politics
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I was reading a book written by my great-great grandfather a few days ago. It described (among other things) the account of his journey from Scotland to India in the…

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Read more about the article Video of the Day: KillDozer

Video of the Day: KillDozer

  • Post author:C.B. Robertson
  • Post published:December 23, 2018
  • Post category:History/Politics
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The immortal Dankula, tamer of pugs, has given us probably the most comprehensive and entertaining presentation yet of the story of Marvin Heemeyer -- denizen of Colorado, victim of corporate…

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Read more about the article The Gods of the Copybook Headings

The Gods of the Copybook Headings

  • Post author:C.B. Robertson
  • Post published:December 23, 2018
  • Post category:People/Poetry/Uncategorized
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The Gods of the Copybook Headings (1919) By Rudyard Kipling As I pass through my incarnations in every age and race, I make my proper prostrations to the Gods of…

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Read more about the article A “Nation of Immigrants”

A “Nation of Immigrants”

  • Post author:C.B. Robertson
  • Post published:December 22, 2018
  • Post category:Philosophy/Politics
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I think it may be worth a few minutes (but no more) to address the argument against more restrictive immigration which says that "X is a nation of immigrants." I…

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Read more about the article Speech: Thought or Action?

Speech: Thought or Action?

  • Post author:C.B. Robertson
  • Post published:December 22, 2018
  • Post category:Law/Philosophy
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In his excellent book Skin in the Game, Nassim Taleb makes the point that Sargon has been making online for a few years: morality is about what you do not what…

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Read more about the article Heartiste Defends Hatred

Heartiste Defends Hatred

  • Post author:C.B. Robertson
  • Post published:December 20, 2018
  • Post category:Culture/Philosophy/Uncategorized
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It seems that the venerable Chateau has stumbled upon my book premise (though, sadly, probably not upon the book itself): Hate is as natural as love. Hate in defense of…

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