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Unlimited economic growth has the marvelous quality of stilling discontent while maintaining privilege, a fact that has not gone unnoticed among liberal economists.
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Cognitive Biases
Ambiguity effect – the tendency to avoid options for which missing information makes the probability seem "unknown."
Books by Jay
Conflict and Conciliation: Faith and Politics in an Age of Global Dissonance
Despite the peaceful foundations of global monotheistic religions, the broad diversity of interpretations can lead to a sharp paradox regarding the use of force. Inevitably, we must ask ourselves: How can those who ascribe to peaceful beliefs suspend their own moral foundation to beat the drums of war? ... read more
Sarah Palin Using Hand as a Cheat Sheet?
Seriously, I could care less about this story. We all know that Palin has a limited ability to think on her feet, so if she needs a little help to remember her talking points, power to her. I mean, anything is better than the kind of verbal flatulence she spewed during the campaign. But when she does it WHILE slamming Obama for using a teleprompter … well, that’s just mock-worthy!
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Sarah Palin is a f**king retard
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/09/colbert-sarah-palin-is-a_n_4547...
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