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Being Interesting Means You’ll Attract Controversy
By contrast, courting controversy is no guarantee of being interesting. Many controversial stories are not interesting
Watch Out!
These posts address topics that represent a danger to our well-ordered state of mind. Here we cover things that make us mad or give rise to passions. This can lead to bad decisions and suboptimal outcomes
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The World’s Worst Persuasion Tactic: Insults
If you're tired of political insults, take the no-insult pledge with me
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What Kind of Person Argues With the Boss?
Three reasons why arguing with the boss is a terrible idea - and tips for how to prevail nonetheless
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We Have Every Right to Be Furious About AI-Detection
OpenAI has a 99.9% reliable method to detect text generated by ChatGPT but never released it
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Chicago: The Marathon I'd Almost Forgotten
Long unexamined, I dredge up that tender October day to see if a sincere student can always find lessons
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Reports of Society's Collapse Are Premature (and I Can Prove It)
Greetings friends! Over the weekend, I went on a short trip to Hendersonville, North Carolina, in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, about an hour from where I live in South Carolina. My wife and I were visiting a venue in Flat Rock, a converted 150-year-old grist
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President Biden May Have the Last Laugh
Ironically, it was the Supreme Court that delivered him this opportunity. Mr. Biden will be just the first President to exploit it
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Smart, Well-Meaning People Don’t Decide Elections
Suddenly, the baffling process by which we elect leaders makes sense. As do voters’ awful choices and terrible outcomes
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Pity the Doomed Backers of Biden’s Campaign
Don't be so sure we wouldn't fall into the same trap they have
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Billionaire Battles: Life’s a Breeze When You Outsource Decisions
Why Taylor Swift's endorsement of Trump¹ was so helpful
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Failure Hidden in Plain Sight
Women are well-represented in the law, or so it seems. Digging deeper reveals some shocking gaps
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Speeding Out of Control –Time to Pull the Brake?
Or do we need to crash first to realize the error of our free-spending ways? What if there was a better way?