All science entails human judgment, and using statistical models doesn’t relieve us of that necessity. Working with misspecified models, the scientific value of statistics is actually zero — even though you’re making valid statistical inferences! Statistical models are no substitutes for doing real science. Or as a famous German philosopher famously wrote 150 years ago: […]
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The US has been increasing military cooperation with India as part of its strategy against China
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UPS and TSA are serious hazards to your stuff.
Historians Kevin Kruse and Julian Zelizer discuss their new book, “Myth America: Historians Take On the Biggest Legends and Lies About Our Past.”
The post “Myth America”: New Book Dismantles 20 Legends About Our Past appeared first on The Intercept.
The Espionage Act, as it is applied to the WikiLeaks publisher or any other journalist, also violates basic norms of due process, argues Bruce Afran.
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I was sentenced in 1998 to 40 years in prison for selling marijuana. Even as it is decriminalized, I remain behind bars.
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By Amanda Katz / Labor Notes When Los Angeles educators joined school support staff on the picket lines last month, our solidarity strike helped them clinch a contract with a 30 percent raise. Riding that wave, yesterday educators reached a tentative agreement of our own, with a 21 percent raise, smaller classes, and improved staffing. Superintendent Alberto […]
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‘We never talked about men or clothes. It was always Marx, Lenin and revolution – real girls’ talk.’ – Nina Simone Nina Simone’s remark about not discussing fashion but ‘Marx, Lenin and revolution’ offers a glimpse into the daily political life of Simone away from her more well-known story as civil rights activist and musician. […]
With the release of the Labor government’s Electric Vehicle policy and the Reserve Bank Review, as well as my semi-regular column for Independent Australia, I’ve been pretty busy this week. I haven’t got time to summarise them now, so I will just provide links. Quiggin, J. (2023) Electric vehicles: Time to get out of the […]
Professor Sokona, Vice-Chair of the IPCC, on how Ukraine has reshaped thinking in Africa and on the needed transformation in its leadership
Deepfake music has arrived.
Cutting all your programs for more police stuff. What could go wrong?
Alan MacLeod’s reporting on the influx of former government employees at TikTok, Meta, Twitter and other social media companies helps define the scope of the U.S. censorship regime.
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Naked Capitalism again makes the cut!
A new book on the life and crimes of Ned Kelly goes deeper into the history surrounding the legendary bushranger, with parallels to modern-day Australia. read now...
Rupert and the boys must be wondering if they’re worth it This discussion at Puck about the Fox settlement suggests that the B list may be on the way out. Or maybe not. But whatever changes we might anticipate at the network probably aren’t going to be earth shattering. The “stars” are safe which means nothing will change. Dylan Byers: …This settlement changes exactly one thing behind the scenes: Fox News as an institution will take greater steps to ensure that it doesn’t leave itself vulnerable to further defamation claims. But that doesn’t mean they need to change their editorial strategy. If you look at the primetime trifecta—Tucker, Ingraham and Hannity—they are really masters in the dark art of floating conspiracies without running the risk of libel. Tucker doesn’t say “votes were stolen,” he says, “we don’t know how many votes were stolen.” He raises the specter of scandal, of a liberal plot against America, etcetera, but he stays within the bounds of free speech.
No... not when waving goodbye to a wee billion here and there doesn't hurt him. read now...
