Is any objection that questions the emphasis of "modern law" on private property Marxism? Georgism, which most people would not define as Marxist, has similar objections to the origins of land ownership, and every…
As the article goes into, the consumer welfare standard that you mention is an interpretation of the Sherman Act, not a cut-and-dry statutory phrasing. Changes in either judicial thought or legislation could still put…
Isn't the rise of index funds an example of rational choices in a free market leading to suboptimal outcomes? You contend that the success of corporations maximizing shareholder value relies on active shareholder…
Revenue is how much people have paid them. Since costs > revenue, their profit is negative. The loss already takes into account their revenue.
While Damore was ostracized relatively quickly, I don't think you can say the same of Thiel. He's had his views since his days at the Stanford Review, yet that hasn't stopped him from being almost idolized (indeed, he's…
The interview seems to support the "sommelier's talk" hypothesis, considering the doctor explicitly says that "the sativa/indica distinction as commonly applied in the lay literature is total nonsense and an exercise in…
You may be aware of this, but just to add to your point, the Flynn effect[0] of IQs consistently rising pretty convincingly rebuts the idea that higher SAT scores are _only_ due to the test getting easier. [0]…
Fascinating stuff. Wonder if one could decisively prove that the world matches one of Impagliazzo's possibilities if and when P != NP is proved. Question for another time, I guess, but important nonetheless.
As a high school student in the Bay Area, from what I see the problem lies within the system as a whole. Tiger moms and ridiculous amounts of APs aren't the cause, merely the symptoms. I'm not sure what you can do in…
Ah! Thanks, I knew there was a word for it.
The Brits seem to do it for acronyms you pronounce, i.e. Fifa or Aids, but not the ones you spell out like HIV.
Is any objection that questions the emphasis of "modern law" on private property Marxism? Georgism, which most people would not define as Marxist, has similar objections to the origins of land ownership, and every…
As the article goes into, the consumer welfare standard that you mention is an interpretation of the Sherman Act, not a cut-and-dry statutory phrasing. Changes in either judicial thought or legislation could still put…
Isn't the rise of index funds an example of rational choices in a free market leading to suboptimal outcomes? You contend that the success of corporations maximizing shareholder value relies on active shareholder…
Revenue is how much people have paid them. Since costs > revenue, their profit is negative. The loss already takes into account their revenue.
While Damore was ostracized relatively quickly, I don't think you can say the same of Thiel. He's had his views since his days at the Stanford Review, yet that hasn't stopped him from being almost idolized (indeed, he's…
The interview seems to support the "sommelier's talk" hypothesis, considering the doctor explicitly says that "the sativa/indica distinction as commonly applied in the lay literature is total nonsense and an exercise in…
You may be aware of this, but just to add to your point, the Flynn effect[0] of IQs consistently rising pretty convincingly rebuts the idea that higher SAT scores are _only_ due to the test getting easier. [0]…
Fascinating stuff. Wonder if one could decisively prove that the world matches one of Impagliazzo's possibilities if and when P != NP is proved. Question for another time, I guess, but important nonetheless.
As a high school student in the Bay Area, from what I see the problem lies within the system as a whole. Tiger moms and ridiculous amounts of APs aren't the cause, merely the symptoms. I'm not sure what you can do in…
Ah! Thanks, I knew there was a word for it.
The Brits seem to do it for acronyms you pronounce, i.e. Fifa or Aids, but not the ones you spell out like HIV.