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The Enemy Within, Glenn Loury, and The Confessions of A Black Conservative.

I’m not really a memoir reader, though I tend to like writing that’s self aware, recognizing that we’re playing a game, assessing credibility, and weighing sins against accomplishments. I’m not sure what I expected when I picked up the new book that Glenn Loury put out. I’d been following the Black Guys at Bloggingheads sinceContinue reading “The Enemy Within, Glenn Loury, and The Confessions of A Black Conservative.”

Revisiting Distortionary Effects of Increasing The Money Supply

It doesn’t take an economic genius to understand why increasing the money supply leads to an increase in the general price level. Let’s look at a thought experiment. Let’s say you could create perfectly passable hundred dollar bills. You use this fake money to buy a couch. The economy didn’t suddenly grow 100 dollars, despiteContinue reading “Revisiting Distortionary Effects of Increasing The Money Supply”

I LOVE PARTICIPATING IN IT

Why do you blog? I’ve been listening and reading to blogs since I was 15. I started with Marginal Revolution and got into Slate Star Codex pretty early. I wasn’t very good at writing for a long time. I struggled to frame my ideas clearly and organize ideas, connecting the dots to paint a canvasContinue reading “I LOVE PARTICIPATING IN IT”

Long Hard Climbs

I spent a long time today working out. At Movement in Valhalla, I went climbing with a good friend of mine. I pushed myself to climb every V3 and V2 in the gym. This sent me the message, after I succeeded, that I have been getting better at rock climbing. Where I previously had struggledContinue reading “Long Hard Climbs”

Life Is Pretty Good

How are you feeling right now? Life is good. I just finished An American Resurrection, had a delicious dinner and scrumptious ice cream to accompany it. I’m finishing most of the goals that I set this week and I’ve been busy trying to keep on top of work. I like knowing that my stuff isContinue reading “Life Is Pretty Good”

Avoiding Common Substances

What daily habit do you do that improves your quality of life? I don’t drink, smoke, or consume marijuana. I sleep as long as I can and try to avoid eating much sugar. Plus, I spent a lot of time working out. This combination, and writing down my goals has it so I can easilyContinue reading “Avoiding Common Substances”

ReasonPilled

There’s this attitude that if everyone understood the world better, the world would be a better rather than a worse place. After all, knowledge is power. But, would widespread knowledge necessarily lead to better outcomes? Also, which knowledge would be important? Let’s start by talking about fetishization. When a political ideology focuses too heavily onContinue reading “ReasonPilled”

Diet Pepsi.

Today, I drank a soda that was absolutely delicious. What’s the big deal with Addison Rae? Is she trying to commandeer my drink? Apparently Pepsi is not even the premier drink, but I’m not sure if Diet Dr. Pepper has the same je ne sais quoi. I like the caramel flavor. I think it wouldContinue reading “Diet Pepsi.”

Breakfast of Champions

A lot of the time when I’m going to maximize my productivity, I tend to eat a very similar, very unique breakfast. It is as such. Large caffeinated beverage between 150-200 mgs of caffeine, either in energy drink or black coffee with 2-3 Splenda packets, toasted almond or vanilla. I follow this with two fishContinue reading “Breakfast of Champions”

not so serious writing on salacious issues

I used to be a columnist during college. I found it very psychologically fulfilling, especially because as someone with data literacy, I didn’t fit in well at all. In my very serious opinion, I felt like if you combined Nate Silver, Matt Yglesias, Tyler Cowen, and SSC into one. I liked to write contrarian pieces,Continue reading “not so serious writing on salacious issues”