I have a saying that I constantly repeat to my employees: "none of us is as smart as the data". I.e., don't get wed to a theory or a story, otherwise you'll end up twisting the da… (View Post)

Actually, I think the fundamental problem with the Gray thesis is he sees it as: Locke -> Mill -> Hyperlibralism*, and thinks them all as being in the same family. But Gray's Hyperliberali… (View Post)

Oh no. These days there's an app for that. (View Post)

Top Tip Tom Sharpe is more fun than John Gray. And probably more insightful too. (View Post)

I'm reading Tom Sharpe's Indecent Exposure for the first time in 30 years, and for some reason it feels very appropriate for 2025 USA, Stephen Miller as Verkramp. (View Post)