Economists don't have a reputation for being exceedingly sexy. They weren't perceived as funny either, but not long ago a "stand-up economist" popped up. Here we're looking at two studies where economists try to figure marital bliss. Read more »
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British Sexophobia
On the wings of a new study that found a genetic background to some people's early sexual start, we decided to look at how the Brits and “United Statesians” cope with their prudishness, their Victorian and Elisabethan traditions and not in the least, the pressures of having the teenage population most prone to binge drinking and to pregnancies. Read more »
Marriage and Joy. Division.
A friend's link posted on Facebook about fidelity, monogamy and marriage reminded me of a famous Joy Division song. Read more »
RIP JD Salinger
It is extremely difficult to pay your respects to an author whose book you haven't read. None of us has read catcher in the rye
Donald E Cameron and the German Collective Guilt
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Most people who travel extensively through Europe will inevitably come to the conclusion that most German people they meet seem to still feel, five decades post-Holocaust, a sense of collective guilt for their parents’ and grandparents’ crimes. I always wondered where is that coming from. Read more »
Zamudio and CRT vs Harrison Bergeron
My main beef with other libertarians is that so many of us (them?) seem to place a disproportionate emphasis on individualism in the sense that they see their own success as being the result of either their unique skills and / or talents and the failure of others as being the result of their respective lack of effort and “natural-born” abilities. Read more »
Why polyamory?
Psychology Today is a source of some truly great articles on polyamory. Understanding why some people prefer this lifestyle while others are hurt by the very thought of its existence is, perhaps, the key to its greater acceptance. Read more »
Discovering Jordan Peterson
As with all great educators, Professor Peterson is not only a deep repository of knowledge, but also a rather quirky entertainer. Watching his lectures, one cannot help wondering when and how did his quirks arise.. We continue with our notes from his latest lecture to make it in TVO’s Big Ideas. Read more »
A Decline in Civility or just a selfish request 4 respekt?
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There's a lot to say on this subject, but for the moment, I would rather mention only the recent CTV documentary "The Decline in Civility". Read more »
Brigitte Bardot, animal rights and Bucharest dog cull
Brigitte Bardot makes again headlines in her fight to put animals above people. Her fascist past notwithstanding, this is a good opportunity to take a look at the animal rights movement. Read more »
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