Science
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COP-30 Misses the Point: Give Indigenous People Ownership, Not Handouts
Bureaucracies, conferences, and consultants do nothing for those most impacted by environmental degradation. Real progress in the Amazon starts with secure property rights, not paternalism.
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What Victorian London’s Oyster Crisis Can Teach Us about Environmental Regulation
Before defaulting to edicts and bans, we might first ask what is keeping private solutions from emerging.
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The Pandemic That Broke Our Faith in Modeling
David Zweig’s reporting exposes how untested models and assumptions hardened into dogma, with reality a distant afterthought.
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California’s $10 Million-a-Year STEM Equity Lab Fails to Deliver
Collectivist central planning simply cannot engineer individual success. People continue to have their own preferences.
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Only Lobbying and Self-Deception Can Keep Tariffs Alive
Tariffs exploit humans’ self-deception and willful ignorance, making feel-good patriotism into a cover story for rent-seeking, favoritism, and graft.
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Self-Care Is Trending But Self-Determination Matters More
Popular products nudge us to exercise, eat healthy, and unwind. Why don’t top-down programs encourage good choices?
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Should We Stop Adding Fluoride to Drinking Water?
When experts disagree on costs and benefits, markets offer a way forward. Let individuals choose.
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Can Bureaucracy Love Science? ‘Bethesda Declaration’ Reveals NIH’s Culture Crisis
“Dissent is the very essence of science” declare employees of NIH — but groupthink and replicability crises reign. Dr. Bhattacharya knows first hand what happens when curiosity meets bureaucracy. Can he change that culture?
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The Benefits of Expertise — and Its Limitations
Specific knowledge matters, but it thrives when people are allowed to question dominant ideas and to look for better theories.
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Five Years Post-COVID: 10 Economic Indicators That Haven’t Recovered
COVID madness made experts ignore fundamental trade-offs to “save just one life.” The ultimate costs are still mounting.
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COP-30 Misses the Point: Give Indigenous People Ownership, Not Handouts
Bureaucracies, conferences, and consultants do nothing for those most impacted by environmental degradation. Real progress in the Amazon starts with secure property rights, not paternalism.
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•
What Victorian London’s Oyster Crisis Can Teach Us about Environmental Regulation
Before defaulting to edicts and bans, we might first ask what is keeping private solutions from emerging.
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•
The Pandemic That Broke Our Faith in Modeling
David Zweig’s reporting exposes how untested models and assumptions hardened into dogma, with reality a distant afterthought.
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California’s $10 Million-a-Year STEM Equity Lab Fails to Deliver
Collectivist central planning simply cannot engineer individual success. People continue to have their own preferences.
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Only Lobbying and Self-Deception Can Keep Tariffs Alive
Tariffs exploit humans’ self-deception and willful ignorance, making feel-good patriotism into a cover story for rent-seeking, favoritism, and graft.
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•
Self-Care Is Trending But Self-Determination Matters More
Popular products nudge us to exercise, eat healthy, and unwind. Why don’t top-down programs encourage good choices?
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•
Should We Stop Adding Fluoride to Drinking Water?
When experts disagree on costs and benefits, markets offer a way forward. Let individuals choose.
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•
Can Bureaucracy Love Science? ‘Bethesda Declaration’ Reveals NIH’s Culture Crisis
“Dissent is the very essence of science” declare employees of NIH — but groupthink and replicability crises reign. Dr. Bhattacharya knows first hand what happens when curiosity meets bureaucracy. Can he change that culture?
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•
The Benefits of Expertise — and Its Limitations
Specific knowledge matters, but it thrives when people are allowed to question dominant ideas and to look for better theories.
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•
Five Years Post-COVID: 10 Economic Indicators That Haven’t Recovered
COVID madness made experts ignore fundamental trade-offs to “save just one life.” The ultimate costs are still mounting.