{"id":6866,"date":"2022-04-15T19:05:01","date_gmt":"2022-04-16T03:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/?p=6866"},"modified":"2022-04-15T19:05:01","modified_gmt":"2022-04-16T03:05:01","slug":"things-glen-found-interesting-volume-346","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2022\/04\/15\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-346","title":{"rendered":"Things Glen Found Interesting, Volume 346"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4396\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=1200%2C1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?w=1680&amp;ssl=1 1680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\"><\/a>     On Fri\u00addays I share articles\/resources about broad cul\u00adtur\u00adal, soci\u00adetal and the\u00ado\u00adlog\u00adi\u00adcal issues. Be sure to see the expla\u00adna\u00adtion and dis\u00adclaimers at the bot\u00adtom. I wel\u00adcome your sug\u00adges\u00adtions. If you read some\u00adthing fas\u00adci\u00adnat\u00ading please pass it my way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This, vol\u00adume 346, is the 5<sup>th<\/sup> <a href=\"https:\/\/mathworld.wolfram.com\/FranelNumber.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mathworld.wolfram.com\/FranelNumber.html\">Franel num\u00adber<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Things Glen Found Interesting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"simple-list wp-block-list\"><li>Spir\u00adi\u00adtu\u00adal\u00adly uplift\u00ading:<ul><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.firstthings.com\/article\/2022\/05\/fire-upon-the-earth\" target=\"_blank\">Fire Upon The Earth<\/a> (Charles Cha\u00adput, First Things): \u201cToo many peo\u00adple who claim to be Chris\u00adt\u00adian sim\u00adply don\u2019t know Jesus Christ. They don\u2019t real\u00adly believe in the gospel. They feel embar\u00adrassed by their reli\u00adgion and out of step with the times. They may keep their reli\u00adgion for its com\u00adfort val\u00adue, or adjust it to fit their doubts. It doesn\u2019t reshape their lives, because it isn\u2019t real. And because it isn\u2019t real, it has no trans\u00adform\u00ading effect on their behav\u00adior, no social force, and few pub\u00adlic con\u00adse\u00adquences. Their faith, what\u00adev\u00ader it once was, is now dead.\u201d THIS IS STRAIGHT FIRE. The excerpt does not do it jus\u00adtice.<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=C-mGoIqBvTM&amp;t=35s\" target=\"_blank\">The Man On The Mid\u00addle Cross<\/a> (Alis\u00adtair Begg, YouTube): one and a half min\u00adutes.<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8gx6_rGLz20\" target=\"_blank\">It\u2019s Fri\u00adday\u2026 But Sun\u00adday\u2019s a Com\u00ading!<\/a> (YouTube): three and a half min\u00adutes<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/neurosciencenews.com\/perception-near-death-20335\/\" target=\"_blank\">Recalled Expe\u00adri\u00adences Sur\u00adround\u00ading Death: More Than Hal\u00adlu\u00adci\u00adna\u00adtions?<\/a> (Neu\u00adro\u00adscience News): \u201cThe recalled expe\u00adri\u00adences sur\u00adround\u00ading death are not con\u00adsis\u00adtent with hal\u00adlu\u00adci\u00adna\u00adtions, illu\u00adsions or psy\u00adche\u00addel\u00adic drug induced expe\u00adri\u00adences, accord\u00ading to sev\u00ader\u00adal pre\u00advi\u00adous\u00adly pub\u00adlished stud\u00adies. Instead, they fol\u00adlow a spe\u00adcif\u00adic nar\u00adra\u00adtive arc involv\u00ading a per\u00adcep\u00adtion of: (a) sep\u00ada\u00adra\u00adtion from the body with a height\u00adened, vast sense of con\u00adscious\u00adness and recog\u00adni\u00adtion of death; (b) trav\u00adel to a des\u00adti\u00adna\u00adtion; \u00a9 a mean\u00ading\u00adful and pur\u00adpose\u00adful review of life, involv\u00ading a crit\u00adi\u00adcal analy\u00adsis of all actions, inten\u00adtions and thoughts towards oth\u00aders; a per\u00adcep\u00adtion of (d) being in a place that feels like \u201chome\u201d, and (e) a return back to life.\u201d The orig\u00adi\u00adnal research: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/nyas.14740\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/nyas.14740<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/magazine\/archive\/2022\/05\/social-media-democracy-trust-babel\/629369\/?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=share\" target=\"_blank\">Why the Past 10 Years of Amer\u00adi\u00adcan Life Have Been Unique\u00adly Stu\u00adpid<\/a> (Jonathan Haidt, The Atlantic): \u201cThe sto\u00adry of Babel is the best metaphor I have found for what hap\u00adpened to Amer\u00adi\u00adca in the 2010s, and for the frac\u00adtured coun\u00adtry we now inhab\u00adit. Some\u00adthing went ter\u00adri\u00adbly wrong, very sud\u00adden\u00adly. We are dis\u00adori\u00adent\u00aded, unable to speak the same lan\u00adguage or rec\u00adog\u00adnize the same truth. We are cut off from one anoth\u00ader and from the past.\u201d This is quite good. Haidt is a social psy\u00adchol\u00ado\u00adgist at NYU and is some\u00adone who seems to be faith-adja\u00adcent: he\u2019s near Chris\u00adtian\u00adi\u00adty but not there yet.<\/li><li>LGBTQ relat\u00aded<ul><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2022\/04\/11\/i-was-too-young-to-decide-about-transgender-surgery-at-nineteen\/\" target=\"_blank\">What I wish I\u2019d known when I was 19 and had sex reas\u00adsign\u00adment surgery<\/a> (Corin\u00adna Cohn, Wash\u00ading\u00adton Post): \u201cSurgery unshack\u00adled me from my body\u2019s urges, but the destruc\u00adtion of my gonads intro\u00adduced a dif\u00adfer\u00adent type of bondage. From the day of my surgery, I became a med\u00adical patient and will remain one for the rest of my life.\u201d I am impressed that the Wash\u00ading\u00adton Post pub\u00adlished this op-ed.<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/04\/13\/opinion\/transgender-culture-war.html\" target=\"_blank\">How to Make Sense of the New L.G.B.T.Q. Cul\u00adture War<\/a> (Ross Douthat, New York Times): \u201cIf con\u00adser\u00adv\u00ada\u00adtives had pre\u00addict\u00aded just before Oberge\u00adfell v. Hodges that soon a fifth of young adults would iden\u00adti\u00adfy as L.G.B.T.Q., promi\u00adnent voic\u00ades would deploy terms like \u2018preg\u00adnant per\u00adson\u2019 and \u2018men\u00adstru\u00ada\u00adtor\u2019 in place of \u2018woman,\u2019 and natal males would be win\u00adning women\u2019s track and swim\u00adming com\u00adpe\u00adti\u00adtions, they would have been treat\u00aded as hys\u00adter\u00adics.\u201d This is a strong essay. High\u00adly rec\u00adom\u00admend\u00aded and worth using up one of your pay\u00adwall access\u00ades.<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/adfmedia.org\/case\/meriwether-v-trustees-shawnee-state-university\" target=\"_blank\">Vic\u00adto\u00adry: Shawnee State agrees pro\u00adfes\u00adsors can\u2019t be forced to speak con\u00adtrary to their beliefs<\/a> (Alliance Defend\u00ading Free\u00addom): \u201cAs part of the set\u00adtle\u00adment, the uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adty has agreed that Meri\u00adwether has the right to choose when to use, or avoid using, titles or pro\u00adnouns when refer\u00adring to or address\u00ading stu\u00addents. Sig\u00adnif\u00adi\u00adcant\u00adly, the uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adty agreed Meri\u00adwether will nev\u00ader be man\u00addat\u00aded to use pro\u00adnouns, includ\u00ading if a stu\u00addent requests pro\u00adnouns that con\u00adflict with his or her bio\u00adlog\u00adi\u00adcal sex.\u201d In addi\u00adtion, \u201cthe uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adty agreed to pay $400,000 in dam\u00adages and Meriwether\u2019s attor\u00adneys\u2019 fees.\u201d<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Pan\u00addem\u00adic relat\u00aded<ul><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.overcomingbias.com\/2022\/04\/the-accuracy-of-authorities.html\" target=\"_blank\">The Accu\u00adra\u00adcy of Author\u00adi\u00adties<\/a> (Robin Han\u00adson, blog): \u201cThe best esti\u00admates of a max\u00adi\u00admal\u00adly accu\u00adrate source would be very fre\u00adquent\u00adly updat\u00aded and fol\u00adlow a ran\u00addom walk, which implies a large amount of back\u00adtrack\u00ading. And author\u00adi\u00adta\u00adtive sources like WHO are often said to be our most accu\u00adrate sources. Even so, such sources do not tend to act this way. They instead update their esti\u00admates rarely, and are espe\u00adcial\u00adly reluc\u00adtant to issue esti\u00admates that seem to back\u00adtrack. Why?\u201d There is sol\u00adid wis\u00addom in this post.<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/news\/persons-of-interest\/faith-science-and-francis-collins\" target=\"_blank\">Faith, Sci\u00adence, and Fran\u00adcis Collins<\/a> (Dhruv Khullar, New York\u00ader): \u201cIn May, 2021, after help\u00ading to lead the fed\u00ader\u00adal pan\u00addem\u00adic response for more than a year, dur\u00ading which he woke up most morn\u00adings at four-thir\u00adty, Collins escaped for a week\u00adend to a rent\u00aded barn in Loudoun Coun\u00adty, Vir\u00adginia. He brought his gui\u00adtar and a Bible that he has had for decades; hors\u00ades and goats kept him com\u00adpa\u00adny. Collins gazed out at the blue sky and rolling hills. He wrote, prayed, and ulti\u00admate\u00adly decid\u00aded to leave his post as the direc\u00adtor of the N.I.H. Collins told me that he prays not to ask God to change his cir\u00adcum\u00adstances, but to ask God what he him\u00adself should do.\u201d<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bariweiss.substack.com\/p\/a-warning-from-shanghai?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxMzIyMjQyLCJwb3N0X2lkIjo1MTk4MDkxOCwiXyI6Imo1MkRYIiwiaWF0IjoxNjQ5ODkzMTY5LCJleHAiOjE2NDk4OTY3NjksImlzcyI6InB1Yi0yNjAzNDciLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.KIj-O-j7nlNO7n5FgrE23iZTDwzmWf2ZYzaLdCIBTMA&amp;s=r\" target=\"_blank\">A Warn\u00ading From Shang\u00adhai<\/a> (Jay Bat\u00adtacharya, Bari Weis\u00ads\u2019s Sub\u00adstack): \u201cYet the soul search\u00ading [of the attack on me and oth\u00ader researchers] should have caused among pub\u00adlic health offi\u00adcials has large\u00adly failed to occur. Instead, the les\u00adson seems to be: Dis\u00adsent at your own risk. I do not prac\u00adtice medicine\u2014I am a pro\u00adfes\u00adsor spe\u00adcial\u00adiz\u00ading in epi\u00addemi\u00adol\u00ado\u00adgy and health pol\u00adi\u00adcy at Stan\u00adford Med\u00adical School. But many friends who do prac\u00adtice have told me how they have cen\u00adsored their thoughts about Covid lock\u00addowns, vac\u00adcines, and rec\u00adom\u00admend\u00aded treat\u00adment to avoid the mob.\u201d<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/email.mg2.substack.com\/c\/eJxVkstuozAUhp8m7IJsY24LFlWjTEkKbdR00ukG2fgEnICNwJTQp6-TzKaSL_L_n4vk75TMQKX7Oen0YJzrUZi5g0TBNDRgDPTOOEBfSJFgjxBCiSMSKnDkR44cimMP0DLZJKYfwelG3siSGanVNSGOMCJOncQxYEyPnHMIsIeimBHBaMhDwimNA3xvy0YhQZWQwBf0s1bgNEltTDcsvIcFWdvVy7JmvaiZYkoydxj5YFh5dkvdWrez29SwbNi0NDUzS86UArG8lTO1VNXCWxt9BrXwVjBvcEn-zh-kOacnfcm-0zk77ebnx83EvRz913G2303ZKaP54yTZYY2usflp5-en8pLvU2rju9LL5IvcTOKQmpd9dclWqbT6t33f9Gu9549N8--QI3aIx1Qht80jSt_agn-Okfh8oNvVjF7ny_tbuN4-xesnrV__bFum3kPtyIQgQhDFGCNEvcAlrn-MRBBx7Mc0OnIs3NmIies5WFDUVuTX1zh9UjWgXMG-5GD96srrZlhchb3bUUkzF6AYb0DcSZr7PNzYFhUo6O2ciIKZBAcWWYh9EoU4vpOzqH1MEfEi6tjOQtsslfym9QPT7tBv\" target=\"_blank\">The Law that Banned Every\u00adthing<\/a> (Richard Hana\u00adnia, Sub\u00adstack): \u201cIf every\u00adthing is poten\u00adtial\u00adly ille\u00adgal, and gov\u00adern\u00adment does not have the resources to go after every\u00adthing, then the gov\u00adern\u00adment basi\u00adcal\u00adly has arbi\u00adtrary pow\u00ader to do what\u00adev\u00ader it wants under civ\u00adil rights law.\u201d This was an absolute\u00adly fas\u00adci\u00adnat\u00ading inter\u00adview. The inter\u00advie\u00adwee is a law pro\u00adfes\u00adsor at the Uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adty of San Diego.<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/stanforddaily.com\/2022\/04\/13\/from-the-community-a-primer-on-the-stanford-budget\/\" target=\"_blank\">A primer on the Stan\u00adford bud\u00adget<\/a> (Tim Macken\u00adzie,  Stan\u00adford Dai\u00adly) \u201c\u2026 this year\u2019s oper\u00adat\u00ading bud\u00adget says \u2018the buffers serve as a finan\u00adcial reserve in the event of an earth\u00adquake or oth\u00ader dis\u00adas\u00adter.\u2019 In oth\u00ader words, Stan\u00adford has near\u00adly $4 bil\u00adlion in a rainy-day fund. In the 2019\u20132020 bud\u00adget, the last pre-COVID bud\u00adget, Tier I and Tier II Buffers stood at $1.4 bil\u00adlion and $1.0 bil\u00adlion, respec\u00adtive\u00adly. The buffers actu\u00adal\u00adly grew by more than a bil\u00adlion dol\u00adlars dur\u00ading the ongo\u00ading pan\u00addem\u00adic. Mean\u00adwhile, hun\u00addreds of work\u00aders were laid off and sub\u00adcon\u00adtract\u00aded work\u00aders went months with\u00adout promised pay. Appar\u00adent\u00adly, a glob\u00adal pan\u00addem\u00adic does not reach the thresh\u00adold of \u2018earth\u00adquake or oth\u00ader dis\u00adas\u00adter\u2019 required to uti\u00adlize finan\u00adcial reserves to resist changes in uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adty oper\u00ada\u00adtions when chal\u00adlenged with mar\u00adket uncer\u00adtain\u00adty.\u201d Rec\u00adom\u00admend\u00aded by a stu\u00addent.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Less Serious Things Which Also Interested\/Amused Glen<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"simple-list wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/dilbert.com\/strip\/2022-04-10\" target=\"_blank\">Find\u00ading A Time To Meet<\/a> (Dil\u00adbert)<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/email.mg1.substack.com\/c\/eJwlUMtuxCAM_JrlGAHhEQ4c2kr9jYiAN0UlEIHTbfr1JbuS5YfssT3jHcJa6mn30pBcbsZzB5vh0RIgQiVHgzrHYNXEleF0IsFSzb1eSGzzvQJsLiZL9mNJ0TuMJV_Tk2Gcki8rQCwdJLXWQnIpDAtGBcmAjsv9bsTrpjtChOzBwg_Us2QgyX4h7u02vt34Zzd8xOubwZetV-_n34fDnjR0eLSeMEkpl5qOzEg-aaOYItFyyjkVTDApR06HcdCTnCTzixKBexPcTdBtZUM7lr7Jf1_rSbUuQWsuh1pSiY5PfWq9WD7bnejc43bkiOcM2S0JgsV6AMGXjE9F5hUy1C5vmB1apoQx8vLamBfnLpJkWjGuBOn3Q-mobF3D6pIvAX4R8j9nrohc\" target=\"_blank\">The Byzan\u00adtine Sco\u00adtist on Twit\u00adter<\/a> (Twit\u00adter): \u201cDon\u00adald Trump is not a his\u00adtor\u00adi\u00adcal fig\u00adure but is actu\u00adal\u00adly a com\u00adpi\u00adla\u00adtion of 4 dis\u00adtinct sources. A thread\u201d Rec\u00adom\u00admend\u00aded by a stu\u00addent. This is actu\u00adal\u00adly genius, and the more you know about JEDP and sim\u00adi\u00adlar the\u00ado\u00adries the fun\u00adnier it is. Worth read\u00ading if you\u2019ve ever had a pro\u00adfes\u00adsor tell you that the Pen\u00adta\u00adteuch is unre\u00adli\u00adable.<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/roman-soldier-in-charge-of-guarding-tomb-of-a-troublemaking-jewish-carpenter-looking-forward-to-an-uneventful-weekend\/\" target=\"_blank\">Roman Sol\u00addier Assigned To Guard Tomb Of Some Jew\u00adish Car\u00adpen\u00adter Look\u00ading For\u00adward To Unevent\u00adful Week\u00adend<\/a> (Baby\u00adlon Bee)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Things Glen Found Interesting A While Ago<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every week I\u2019ll high\u00adlight an old\u00ader link still worth your con\u00adsid\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtion. This week we have For the clas\u00adsic selec\u00adtion next week: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/slatestarcodex.com\/2019\/07\/29\/against-against-billionaire-philanthropy\/\" target=\"_blank\">Against Against Bil\u00adlion\u00adaire Phil\u00adan\u00adthropy<\/a> (Scott Alexan\u00adder, Slate Star Codex): \u201cI wor\u00adry the move\u00adment against bil\u00adlion\u00adaire char\u00adi\u00adty is on track to dam\u00adage char\u00adi\u00adty a whole lot more than it dam\u00adages bil\u00adlion\u00adaires.\u201d This is a very inter\u00adest\u00ading essay, and he has a follow-up,<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/slatestarcodex.com\/2019\/08\/07\/highlights-from-the-comments-on-billionaire-philanthropy\/\" target=\"_blank\"> High\u00adlights From The Com\u00adments on Bil\u00adlion\u00adaire Phil\u00adan\u00adthropy<\/a>, which thought\u00adful\u00adly responds to crit\u00adi\u00adcisms. High\u00adly rec\u00adom\u00admend\u00aded. First shared in <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2019\/08\/09\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-213\" target=\"_blank\">vol\u00adume 213<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Why Do You Send This Email?<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the time of King David, the tribe of Issachar pro\u00adduced shrewd war\u00adriors \u201cwho under\u00adstood the times and knew what Israel should do\u201d (1 Chron 12:32). In a sim\u00adi\u00adlar way, we need to become wise peo\u00adple whose faith inter\u00adacts with the world. I pray this email gives you greater insight, so that you may con\u00adtin\u00adue the tra\u00addi\u00adtion of Issachar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Disclaimer<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chi Alpha is not a par\u00adti\u00adsan orga\u00adni\u00adza\u00adtion. To para\u00adphrase anoth\u00ader min\u00adis\u00adter: we are not about the donkey\u2019s agen\u00adda and we are not about the elephant\u2019s agen\u00adda \u2014 we are about the Lamb\u2019s agen\u00adda. Hav\u00ading said that, I read wide\u00adly (in part because I believe we should aspire to pass <a href=\"http:\/\/econlog.econlib.org\/archives\/2011\/06\/the_ideological.html\">the ide\u00ado\u00adlog\u00adi\u00adcal Tur\u00ading test<\/a> and in part because I do not believe I can fair\u00adly say \u201cI agree\u201d or \u201cI dis\u00adagree\u201d until I can say \u201cI under\u00adstand\u201d) and may at times share arti\u00adcles that have a strong par\u00adti\u00adsan bias sim\u00adply because I find the arti\u00adcle stim\u00adu\u00adlat\u00ading. The upshot: you should not assume I agree with every\u00adthing an author says in an arti\u00adcle I men\u00adtion, much less things the author has said in oth\u00ader arti\u00adcles (although if I strong\u00adly dis\u00adagree with some\u00adthing in the arti\u00adcle I\u2019ll usu\u00adal\u00adly men\u00adtion it). And to the extent you can dis\u00adcern my opin\u00adions, please under\u00adstand that they are my own and not nec\u00ades\u00adsar\u00adi\u00adly those of Chi Alpha or any oth\u00ader orga\u00adni\u00adza\u00adtion I may be per\u00adceived to rep\u00adre\u00adsent.\n\nAlso, remem\u00adber that I\u2019m not report\u00ading news \u2014 I\u2019m giv\u00ading you a selec\u00adtion of things I found inter\u00adest\u00ading. There\u2019s a lot hap\u00adpen\u00ading in the world that\u2019s not mak\u00ading an appear\u00adance here because I haven\u2019t found stim\u00adu\u00adlat\u00ading arti\u00adcles writ\u00adten about it.\n\nIf this was for\u00adward\u00aded to you and you want to receive future emails, sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/\">here<\/a>. 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