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    Technology

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    The Internet Has Enriched Us More Than Flying Cars Would Have

    • by Adam Gurri
    • October 27, 2014

    The Internet is not a toy—it’s one of humanity’s greatest accomplishments.

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Political Science

3

Sovereignty Is Not Property

  • by Adam Gurri
  • October 20, 2014

Sovereignty does not work like ownership, even in a democracy.

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Science

7

Oh Sacred Science, Hallowed Be Thy Name

  • by Adam Gurri
  • October 13, 2014

The scientific science of determining what science is.

By: Kate Ter Haar

Philosophy

1

Home is Where the Social Mobility Isn’t

  • by Adam Gurri
  • October 6, 2014

How real is the tension between setting down roots and seeking opportunity?

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History of Ideas

12

The Specter of Pluralism’s Bloodstained History

  • by Adam Gurri
  • September 29, 2014

If pluralism is a historical accident rather than a universal principle. But what are its merits? And can it be preserved?

By: 42andpointless

The Long Tail

11

Being Your Own Advocate in the Long Tail

  • by Adam Gurri
  • September 22, 2014

Going from obscure to widely known is a matter of luck but also of persuasion.

By: Paul Reynolds

Philosophy

7

Reliability > Reliance

  • by Adam Gurri
  • September 15, 2014

Strive to be worthy of people’s trust rather than to gain trust.

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Human Nature

6

Here’s Why We Should Stop Calling ISIS Evil

  • by Stewart Dompe
  • September 12, 2014

People with preferences for murder and rape exist. But evil preferences are insufficient to explain the level of organized violence we witness in the world.

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Ethics

3

Professional Standards, Ideals, and Consumer Sovereignty

  • by Adam Gurri
  • September 8, 2014

We come to work in industries with pre-existing professional standards, but we also have ideals, and there are also consumer preferences. Are any of these more or less ethical to follow?

conspiracy

America

5

Dispatch from Within the Vast Libertarian Conspiracy

  • by Adam Gurri
  • September 1, 2014

Anonymous contribution blows the secret underbelly of libertarianism wide open.

By: Sean MacEntee

psychology

29

Let’s Stop Talking About the “Work-Life Balance”

  • by Adam Gurri
  • August 25, 2014

think that “work-life balance” is an unfortunate phrase that has a great deal of currency. I’m not saying that everyone should just give up on having time to spend living…

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