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Just another WordPress.com site. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Newer posts →. Why I can’t celebrate Malala’s Nobel Peace Prize. October 18, 2014. For his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples. And to European Union in 2012. For over six decades contributed to the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe. How come we never. THE MEANING OF HISTORY. June 27, 2014. Contrary to what is widely belie...
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Prax Americana: A Tale of Two Conservatisms
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Better Living Through Hierarchy. Wednesday, August 28, 2013. A Tale of Two Conservatisms. Conservatism as Status Quo. The most basic and intractable meaning of conservatism is to resist change. These people generally think you should calm the fuck down and accept reality as it is. It looks nearly arbitrary: whatever's here now is good, and changing it is not. If you're looking for a definition of conservatism with more meat on its bones, there's no need to waste time trying to find it in the sphere of de...
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Prax Americana: A Lack of Authoritarianism
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Better Living Through Hierarchy. Friday, November 13, 2015. A Lack of Authoritarianism. So, it looks like the college students are finally losing their minds. The recent campus shenanigans happening at Yale, Mizzou, and now Ithaca seem to be spreading everywhere else. Leftists, who have been very hit-and-miss about political correctness, look stumped by the progressive narrative taken to - ahem. Its natural conclusion. They've started wringing hands. But also, everyone wants the kids to be happy and feel...
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Prax Americana: Libetarian/Authoritarian
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Better Living Through Hierarchy. Friday, October 23, 2015. As I've said before, I like to hang out with libertarians, and as a group, I recommend them. They're good people, fun to bullshit with, capable drinkers, and will humor divergent views, even when you call them stupid or short-sighted, which I've done often. The weed's usually decent, too. But I'm not a libertarian, despite agreeing with them on some issues. So what am I? I have, for several years now, called myself an authoritarian. The modern li...
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Prax Americana: Clique Here
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Better Living Through Hierarchy. Saturday, December 17, 2016. A question was asked in a non-political chat: what causes people to be in cliques? The response, in a group of people who self-identify as introverts and outsiders, was quite enthusiastic:. Lots and lots of negative things to say about cliques. Even the word sheeple. Found use, without irony. So I said this, the reaction was mixed, and things developed. Quickly enough, it becomes obvious that there are two different understandings of what ...
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Prax Americana: Becker's Taste for Discrimination
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Better Living Through Hierarchy. Wednesday, April 17, 2013. Becker's Taste for Discrimination. In labor economics, Gary Becker established a notion to explain discriminatory hiring behavior among businesspeople, called the "taste for discrimination". Such an explanation needed to exist, because discrimination is kind of a difficult thing to understand economically. The Conservative Family Model. So what did Becker think? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Real Diversity and Fake Compromise. The Will to ...
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Prax Americana: July 2016
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Better Living Through Hierarchy. Tuesday, July 19, 2016. I recently spent some time visiting with my family due to an illness. It was a somber time, but it was also life with the family, and there are certain things that are quite predictable. One of the most predictable things that's come up over the last few years is binge watching HGTV with my mother. Have you seen this channel? The first thing you'll notice is that everyone is the same. On House Hunters International. Scripted, right down to the "dia...
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Prax Americana: December 2016
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Better Living Through Hierarchy. Saturday, December 17, 2016. A question was asked in a non-political chat: what causes people to be in cliques? The response, in a group of people who self-identify as introverts and outsiders, was quite enthusiastic:. Lots and lots of negative things to say about cliques. Even the word sheeple. Found use, without irony. So I said this, the reaction was mixed, and things developed. Quickly enough, it becomes obvious that there are two different understandings of what ...
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Prax Americana: Trump Structuralism
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Better Living Through Hierarchy. Tuesday, October 4, 2016. Fun election this year. I'm no Trump booster, but this campaign season seems to actually be using ideas I've written about for the last few years, in ways I would have found impossible when I started this blog in 2012. I love this. I love this so much I'm pitching a tent that sleeps ten, and I will enjoy the moment before Trump is crushed. Legitimate alt-right ideas getting attention in a mainstream presidential election? What I've learned throug...
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Prax Americana: November 2016
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Better Living Through Hierarchy. Friday, November 18, 2016. The Incredible President Trump. It's been nine days, and I think I've finally wrapped my head around the election of Donald Trump. Sometimes, you're just wrong. On this election, I was wrong. This lasted one night. But it's still an educational experience. Here are some things I learned, a couple things that are pleasant to see, and a couple that are definitely not. First lesson: Donald Trump is not an idiot. But evidently, Trump operates at a v...