Econometricians are, of course, well aware of the importance of the relationship between the data and the underlying phenomena of interest. In the literature, this relationship is generally couched in terms of a data-generating process (DGP) … If we were to be able to perceive the true DGP in its entirety, we would essentially know […]
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At the start of the U.S.–Israel war, Iranian Americans were split. Now a NIAC poll found that two-thirds want to see it end.
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The Pentagon has sent outdated statements on the number of U.S. troops killed or wounded during the Iran war, resulting in undercounts.
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Palestine Solidarity Campaign director and Stop the War vice-chair convicted over Gaza demonstration that Met Police and Judge say broke restrictions
The core reason for America and Europe’s decline (and, in a way, Japan’s) was the belief by our elites that money was the only thing which mattered. Money is the ability command resources from anyone who will, or must, sell. People who need to sell their labor or starve—Marx’s famous “whip of hunger.” Countries who […]
The rise and fall of the Medici’s ingeniously engineered ‘Garden of Wonders’: the Pratolino ‘proto-theme park’ in Tuscany
- by Aeon Video
The Supreme Court ruling has far-reaching, terrifying potential consequences — and not just for trans youth.
The post Conversion Therapy Gets Speech Protections — But Trans Kids’ Existence Gets No Protection at All appeared first on The Intercept.
How Hard It Is to Be the Moon How hard it is to be the moon.I hang palely in the sky,while all else shines and sparklesand the shooting stars go by. And on Earth, the useless poetsscribble words in praise of mefor recital by young lovers,gazing moonstruck at the sea. For a time I had…
“The President is a big fan of the Prime Minister's YouTube channel,” the White House Press Secretary told reporters
Although I never submitted to it, I made several appearances in the now-defunct quote database on bash.org (QDB). I’m dealing with a broken keyboard now, and went to dig hard to find this classic in the Wayback machine. I thought I would put it back on the web: It was, in fact, horrble.
Unlearned historical lessons from Jacques-Louis David’s retrospective at the Louvre.
. Oh, to be back in those days when you were king of the dance floor! This song evokes sweet, unforgettable memories of fantastic summers in Biarritz and Hendaye back in the 1970s.
Doctor Who icon Christopher Eccleston isn't wavering when it comes to supporting co-star Billie Piper becoming the Sixteenth Doctor.
The "lost" Doctor Who episodes "The Nightmare Begins" and "Devil's Planet" are set to hit BBC iPlayer on April 3rd. Here's a quick preview...
~by Sean Paul Kelley Headwinds: “a headwind blows against the direction of travel of an object . . . decreases the object’s speed and increases the time required to reach its destination.” Rip Tide: “A rip is a strong, localized, and narrow current of water that moves directly away from the shore, cutting through the […]
As Viktor Orbán trails in the polls he is seeking help from the global far right and the intelligence services, reports Ábel Bede
We live in an unequal society where inequality is increasing in many areas, especially regarding income and wealth. The differences in living conditions for different groups, in terms of class, ethnicity and gender, are unacceptably large. In the world of education, family background still has a significant impact on pupils’ performance, and it becomes even […]
. I loved this song the first time I heard it 50 years ago. I still do.
Even voters in Nigel Farage's own constituency support the new workers rights that he has committed to tear up, a major new poll suggests
A centuries-old network of secret codes and shadowy brokers continues to outpace financial systems controlled by the state
- by Miles Kellerman
Today’s world is fuelling a craving to be truly seen by another – and that’s exactly what AI therapists can’t ever deliver
- by Wasseem El Sarraj