How the Internet Skews Reality
If you are reading this you are probably familiar with a thing called “the Internet.” If your assistant printed my article off for you, or possibly read all of it verbally whilst a second and[...]
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When Extroverts Ruled the Earth
We live at the conclusion of the Age of Extroverts; a brief period of human history wherein social butterflies excelled often at the expense of introverts. Technology is rapidly leveling that playing field. During the first[...]
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Fraternity Life in Hindsight
The Greek System, composed of fraternities and sororities, functions as a campus Bilderberg Group at many American universities. While I was part of a fraternity, we never had much clout, as we were effectively the[...]
Do I Deserve Your Waiter’s Money?
A version of this article, sans illustrations, originally appeared in The Freeman, and is kindly posted here via their generous open reprint policy. You may be alarmed to discover that sequestration not only affects our[...]
We Probably Overdid it on Witch Executions
I’m beginning to suspect that most of the women we burned at the stake were not actually witches. Even those we properly identified as conjurers can still be divided into subcategories, because not all witches[...]
I Might Be on the FBI Watch List
I’d like to go ahead and clear up why I once delayed an international flight due to a misunderstanding about smuggling pistols. If you’re a regular reader do to press on, but this post is[...]
The Truth about Archaeology
There are a dozen reasons you might want to go digging around somebody else’s land with a shovel and a vaguely communicated purpose. If so, spare some hassle and call yourself an “archaeologist.” You can[...]
Why We’ll Never Run out of Resources
It would be a major inconvenience if the Earth ran out of things I enjoy using, such as petroleum, or seltzer water. You might be the sort of bloke who settles down after a hard[...]
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