Monthly Archives: August 2024

“Well, there are always wonderful words to describe things that are not very wonderful”– Thomas Sowell and his “the test of facts” that expose the impacts of well-intentioned policies. Think also the “psychopathology of left-wing compassion” in this regard, also … Continue reading →

Topics in this section (below Brinsmead post): New comments below on the “social contagion” of childhood “climate anxiety”. The prominent outbreak of child abuse today as adults panic and traumatize children with the apocalyptic crusade of irrational and unscientific climate … Continue reading →

Some goodies below…. See J.D. Tuccille’s article below on the “less state regulations/more state regulations” positions of this year’s candidates for US president/VP. Good points on politicians with no business experience campaigning to run/ruin major economies, versus the value of … Continue reading →

These two topics are in the next section just below this top section: Kristian Niemietz- Emotional satisfaction, not rational thinking, and despite contrary evidence, dominates our choice in beliefs. The question of why people continue to hold to the fallacies … Continue reading →

A Jordan Peterson insight Good point, affirmed by psychology, that if we confront what terrifies us, if we confront that voluntarily, engage it, just do it, then we become stronger. Part of that is realizing that the thing we fear … Continue reading →