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China Derangement Syndrome
Facing reality in an age of disillusionment
Sep 8 • 
Alden Whitfeld
Age and Cognitive Ability
Cognitive ability (probably) peaks between 50 and 60
Sep 6 • 
Aaron
Were Jews to Blame for Slavery in America?
No
Aug 19 • 
Aaron
Externalities From Low-Skilled Migration
A response to Bryan Caplan and Richard Hanania
Jul 1 • 
Alden Whitfeld
We Really Don’t Need More Foreign Students
If anything, we need much less, so while we’re at it, let’s start sending them back.
Jun 18 • 
Alden Whitfeld
False Rape Accusation Research is Terrible
Don’t believe all women, especially not the ones who wrote these papers
May 13 • 
Aaron
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Alden Whitfeld
, and 
TheLawOfAverages
The Truth About Lie Detectors
And do they actually work
Feb 24 • 
Aaron
Largest Jury Study Ever Finds No Discrimination Against Black Defendants
A 2023 study analyzed 300,000+ felony cases and found juries don’t discriminate against Blacks, do against whites
Apr 15, 2024 • 
TheLawOfAverages
Exposing White Privilege
The reality of oppression
Apr 1, 2024 • 
Alden Whitfeld
In Defense of White Women
Not perfect, but not as bad as some say
Mar 25, 2024 • 
Alden Whitfeld
Eugenics: A Big Scary Word
But scarier still to demonize
Dec 17, 2023 • 
Alden Whitfeld
Defending Cesario: No Anti-Black Bias in Fatal Police Shootings
The original findings were probably correct
Aug 11, 2022 • 
TheLawOfAverages
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