Mark R. Kelly
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- Links and Comments: Trump’s would-be theocratic regime; the perfidy of Fox News
- Lots of Links, Two Lists, and a Few Comments: Republican Delusion and Denial
- Links and Comments: Speaking Fox; Ideology and Lies; Fear and Paranoia
- How These Projects Are Proceeding; Status; Word Counts
- Notes for the Book: Deutsch on Reality
- Links and Comments: A Proposition; Why So Many Still Support Trump
- Link and Comment: Profile of an Anti-Vaxxer
- Links and Comments: US rank in social progress; How to debate a flat earther
- Andrew Shtulman: SCIENCEBLIND: Why Our Intuitive Theories About the World Are So Often Wrong
- Links and Comments: Dishonest Republicans; Covid-19 Skepticism; Carl Sagan’s prediction of a charlatan leader
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Category Archives: Conservative Resistance
Link and Comments: Challenge to Conventional Wisdom: About the Nuclear Family
That long NYT news story about the religious heartland that I posted a couple days ago included this quote from a Mr. Driesen, a utility company worker: “Unfortunately, there’s just more divorce than there used to be,” he said. “There’s … Continue reading
Link and Comments: The View from Down Under
Several of my Facebook friends occasionally post the entire text of this or that article or editorial in their post, or in a comment to their post, for the sake of those others who don’t have subscriptions to, say, the … Continue reading
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Links and Comments: Coronavirus, Conservative Propaganda, Vaccines, Flat-Earthers, the view of the US from around the world
NYT, Paul Krugman: The Cult of Selfishness Is Killing America; subtitle: The right has made irresponsible behavior a key principle. So we’re failing dismally on both the epidemiological and the economic fronts. But why? … So what was going on? … Continue reading
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Link and Comments: Federal Deficits and Pandemic Relief
One of the themes of my blog here is that reality is complex. While many if not most people (especially conservatives) cling to simple, black and white, alternatives to every issue, and think the right answer is always white, the … Continue reading
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About the Pandemic and Individual Liberty
There’s a point to be made about the zealots insisting on individual liberty, when they go ballistic about refusing to wear masks (example links below). Do they bristle at the intrusion on individual liberty that there are laws that prevent … Continue reading
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Links and Comments: Search Engines; Responses to Disease
I found the piece mentioned two days ago about London reforms after the Black Plague. Actually it was New York reforms after the 1860s. It’s an opinion piece in the NYT that was online four days ago, and that appeared … Continue reading
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Links and Comments: Wars on Science; Epistemology; Conspiracy Theories
A facebook friend comments: “Research” isn’t just googling to find someone saying what you want to hear. That’s confirmation bias, and cherry picking. \\ My own thought, a week ago: The big political conflicts aren’t about asking the same questions … Continue reading
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Links and Comments: 28 Apr 2020
One of today’s news sites links to an article about how Trump, and science-deniers in general, aren’t trying to fight science per se, but are trying to “claim the prestige of capital-s ‘Science.’”. Adam Laats at the History News Network: … Continue reading
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Links and Comments: Socialism, Conspiracy Theories, Religion, Rationality, Liberalism, William Barr, Republicans
First, a David Brooks column from back in December: I Was Once a Socialist. Then I Saw How It Worked. I was a socialist in college. I read magazines like The Nation and old issues of The New Masses. I … Continue reading
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Links and Comments: Secrets of Success, the 2010s, Gibson’s future, History v. Narratives
Here are a few items from recent papers. 1) Nicholas Kristof: The Four Secrets of Success. Which are: 1. Take a class in economics and in statistics 2. Connect to a cause larger than yourself. 3. Make out. 4. Escape … Continue reading
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