We have to shift the fear away from would-be victims and strike it into the hearts of would-be victimizers. We have to make it preemptively clear that we will always ostracize those who harass and punish those who assault, not those who are harassed or assaulted.
Tag: crime
WTF?!: An Economic Tour of the Weird, by Peter Leeson
As far as content, the book combines eight real world behaviors that make you say “WTF?!”, derived from Leeson’s research and published papers. Everything from shaking a poisoned chicken to settle a slight, to convicting insects and rodents of crimes in a court of law are examined, revealing sensible, even brilliant logic.
Is Mass Schooling Behind The Anxiety Epidemic Among Teens?
While the Times article describes various tactics schools and therapists use to address mounting teenage anxiety and depression, one question not asked is this: If schooling is causing these serious problems for teenagers, then why are they going?
Putting Grit in The Clockworks
Scott Adams almost gets it, but just misses the mark right where you’d expect. Right where “pragmatism” excuses violating people.
“Competent, Badass Cops” is Utter Bullshit
So the police have been given all sorts of new “legislative” powers in recent years, including being able to spy on all sorts of communications, as well as being given all sorts of weapons of war, to the point where “law enforcement” is essentially a standing army. Then it takes them over an hour to get around to breaching the door of the alleged shooter in Las Vegas.
Guns Save Lives. Period.
Disarming peaceful people won’t save lives; instead it will allow more lives to be taken and more people to be victimized as those who already ignore the law are given a huge tactical advantage over the innocents they wish to harm.
Make No Mistake…
Everyone who wants any anti-gun “law” is promoting mass murder. Any politician who proposes any anti-gun “law” is befriending mass murderers. Any cop who enforces any anti-gun “law” is collaborating with mass murderers.
Does Action on Behalf of Another Tend Toward Abuse?
When the goal is my own, internally motivated, I will behave according to my own values for respectful and peaceful cooperation. When the goal is not my own, externally motivated, I will at first behave according to my own values, but resistance may soon have me acting contrary to those values. Why is this?
Overcoming Confirmation Bias on Guns
A one-time gun-control advocate came to believe gun violence is not likely to be reduced by “sweeping bans focused on the guns themselves.” If more people would do what Libresco did, we might be able to have an intelligent conversation about guns.
Yalta Bibliography I
The Yalta Conference of 1945 has been shrouded by inattention from mainstream historians. As I find writings on this neglected but critical point in history, I will share the references here in this Blog.