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The Long View 2006-02-17: Behaviorism; VP Picks; Mohammed: Messenger of God

It is a little silly to claim that mathematics is a product of brain structure. You might get further saying the reverse, but even that probably isn't quite right in isolation. Behaviorism; VP Picks; Mohammed: Messenger of God The next time you hear someone try to explain that

The Long View 2006-02-14: Hoax, War, Anger, Appeasement, Separation

In late 2005 and early 2006, John Reilly often referenced or quoted the pseudonymous Spengler ["that Spengler"] who wrote for the Asia Times. John dropped hints that he knew his real identity, including that he was a former Lyndon LaRouche disciple. In retrospect, I feel like Goldman had

The Long View 2006-02-10: A Culture Worth Dying For

My philosophical disagreement with libertarians is that government, as such, is good. My aesthetic disagreement with libertarians is that they so often end up embracing perversity because it shocks the rubes. A Culture Worth Dying For On February 8, the New York Times ran a front-page story that recounted how

The Long View 2006-02-08: Airships, Clowns, Cartoons, Water

I never really understood why people could be afraid of clowns until I read Tim Powers' Last Call. I am not afraid of them now, but I am a bit cautious. Airships, Clowns, Cartoons, Water More on the thinly patrolled airship front: Correspondent HH informs me that Lockheed has

The Long View 2006-02-02: Happy Groundhog Day!

I've been a fan of Dr. Ed Peters' canon law page for a long time. I no longer remember whether I first came across it through John Reilly, but I follow it to this day. Happy Groundhog Day! Evil-Minded People persist in sending me great blasphemies against

The Long View 2006-01-31: Save the Dinosaurs; Unfriendly Democracy; News Medley

I think John Reilly also mentioned this in other places, but here he advances the suggestion that law school is a scam, and could be folded into an undergraduate curriculum. I lack subject matter expertise to comment on law school in particular, but it seems at least plausible to me.

The Long View 2006-01-28: Punctuated Equilibrium; The March of Democracy; Holy Copyright

I had forgotten this particular story of the Vatican Publishing House asserting copyright on Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI's writings. A quick search didn't reveal much of interest coming up afterwards. Punctuated Equilibrium; The March of Democracy; Holy Copyright Fans of punctuated equilibrium will no doubt be