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Musings: Children, Conservatives, Liberals, the Wise, the Gods

Posted on Sunday 1 May 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

Two thoughts for today.

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Projection and Disgust

Posted on Saturday 9 April 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

More on the theme of, why now? Some of the reasons are eternal; that certain themes seem to be more apparent currently may just be random variation in the news of the day. (I saw a comment somewhere about the … Continue reading →

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Ls&Cs: Human Are Animals; The Yuck Factor

Posted on Monday 15 November 2021 by Mark R. Kelly

I’ve kept up with posting current links to articles and essays in recent weeks (since I’ve been posting once a day, for two months now) so well that this evening I am mining links I captured back in March and … Continue reading →

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NF Bibliography

Posted on Saturday 24 October 2020 by Mark R. Kelly

This page is both a bibliography of the principal, current (and some classic) nonfiction books in my library, and a set of links to my posts about significant nonfiction (NF) books on this blog. (My posts aren’t so much ‘reviews’ … Continue reading →

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Personal History Since ‘Retirement’ in 2012

Posted on Friday 7 August 2020 by Mark R. Kelly

Lay-off One day in November 2012 I was summoned from my cubicle at work to a small office where my department manager told me that my services with the company were no longer needed. I admit I was… not shocked, … Continue reading →

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About Motivated Reasoning

Posted on Saturday 27 June 2020 by Mark R. Kelly

(rev. 8jul20) This isn’t so much a Notes for the Book post, as a refinement of a portion of my Principles page, which compiles what I think are crucial guidelines for understanding the world, in particular how to evaluate claims … Continue reading →

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Links and Comments: Jonathan Haidt; Religious presumption; Hanlon’s razor; H.L. Mencken; Mark Lilla on prophecy

Posted on Wednesday 17 June 2020 by Mark R. Kelly

The Atlantic: Jonathan Haidt Is Trying to Heal America’s Divisions: The psychologist shares his thoughts on the pandemic, polarization, and politics. Great profile, though long, of Jonathan Haidt, author of one of the best books I’ve ever read, The Righteous … Continue reading →

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Link and Comments: Ezra Klein on the Psychology of Coronavirus Response

Posted on Saturday 23 May 2020 by Mark R. Kelly

Vox: Why are liberals more afraid of the coronavirus than conservatives?: Covid-19 and the complex politics of fear. By Ezra Klein, co-founder and editor-at-large of Vox (and whose recent book, WHY WE’RE POLARIZED, I’ve just begun reading). Good question. You’d … Continue reading →

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Principles

Posted on Monday 16 December 2019 by Mark R. Kelly

This page summarizes principles and guidelines for understanding the world, in particular how to evaluate claims made in politics, by advertising and the news media, and by religion, science, and pseudo-science. These principles fall into roughly three groups: logical fallacies, … Continue reading →

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NF Reviews

Posted on Thursday 13 June 2019 by Mark R. Kelly

Reviews posted on this blog, from 2013 up to Sep 2022: Adler, Martimer J., & Charles Van Doren. 1940/1972. How to Read a Book. Touchstone. **** Classic guide to being systematic in one’s approach to reading books, beyond “elementary reading.” … Continue reading →

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