conclusions

Wow, you guys certainly had a lot to say when I asked for your opinions on whether married couples should remain friends with their exes.

William often links to websites like this one that “prove” GOP voters are more stupid than Democratic voters. Let me explain the thinking behind their “science”, how their arguments contradict traditional liberal politics, and finally how their conclusions are flawed.
Here is an excerpt from William’s favorite article.

Some conclusions out of tonight:

Starting with the topic of Atlantic's "artificial scarcity" experiment with Estelle's album Shine, the LA Times' Jon Healey veers off into a thought-provoking post on pricing, demand and digital downloads.

Jeff Cassman begs to differ with those who say that abortion may not exact a definite psychological toll on women:

I have a close friend with whom I disagree on many things. While I love him like a brother and he could have anything of mine he needed that was mine to give, we see things very differently. It’s both a blessing and a curse. I enjoy our conversations since I learn so much but I despair sometimes for his heart and mind. I’m pretty sure he feels the same.

I stumbled across Darwinism apologist John Derbyshire's post about an e-argument between folks at Little Green Footballs and The Discovery Institute.

I like the concept expressed in an old science fiction story about professional arbitrators whose motto is, “May truth triumph over victory!” To truly win, the truth must be the most important factor for all parties. Once a party puts winning the argument above the truth, they lose.

I like the concept expressed in an old science fiction story about professional arbitrators whose motto is, “May truth triumph over victory!” To truly win, the truth must be the most important factor for all parties. Once a party puts winning the argument above the truth, they lose.

To help people soak in recent academic research and its conclusions, I wrote a paper on re-thinking Christ Anderson's seminal book "The Long Tail." As you may recall, the July issue of the Harvard Business Review has an article written by a Harvard Business School associate professor.