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Will this presidential promise be kept?
Earlier this year, we wrote up an in-depth series of blog posts discussing the moral bases of “the presidential pledge,” i.e. the solemn pledge all the Republican presidential candidates made to support the eventual nominee of their party. (Here is … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs, Deception, Law, Philosophy, Politics
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Best Final Project (Spring 2016)
Congratulations to our students Cassidy Singer and Jacob Triton. This semester, they submitted an innovative final project (see video above) discussing the legal and ethical aspects of their proposed start-up business, ExpressU, an on-campus ride-sharing service. Mr Cassidy presented the … Continue reading
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“Read more”
Pop Quiz: With cable television on one end of the learning spectrum (superficial and shallow) and good books on the other end (deep and thoughtful), which end of this spectrum is the Internet closer to?
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May Day
Markets or diktats? Our friend and colleague Ilya Somin recently reiterated his call for repurposing May 1st as “International Victims of Communism Day.” We want to be the first to second his modest proposal …
Posted in Bayesian Reasoning, Current Affairs, History, Truth
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Anchor effects in philosophy
Gregory Lewis poses the following intriguing question in this thoughtful and original essay/blog post: where are the 13 Platos in modern Attica? Here is an extended excerpt from his essay:
Posted in Bayesian Reasoning, Philosophy
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A three-bathroom solution?
The State of North Carolina recently enacted a controversial law limiting the legal rights of “transgender individuals.” The law prevents such persons from using public restrooms that don’t correspond with the gender (male or female) on their birth certificates. (By … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Current Affairs, Economics, Law
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“Letter distribution” (secondary Scrabble markets in everything)
Posted in Culture, Games, Probability
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prior probability 