Jerry Stratton's Blog, page 66

Bill Gates���s education

If we gave every child Bill Gates���s education, we���d have to pop the higher education bubble. But it would usher in a new age of prosperity that makes everyone richer.

How to make a meme on the iPad or iPhone

Ray, when someone asks you if you can make a meme, you say yes! You can do it with Inkpad.

Cargo cult police science

Why should Johnson County deputies Mark Burns and Edward Blake be expected to perform better science than the climate scientists they see celebrated in the news?

The Dream Palace of the Arabs

This is a great introduction to the strange factions of the Arab world, the Shiites, the Sunnis, the Orthodox Christians of Lebanon, Saddam Hussein vs. the princes of Kuwait.

What app keeps stealing focus?

I���ve been having a problem on Mac OS X with something stealing focus. Here���s how to at least find out what that something is.

Intellectuals waive reality

The left keeps saying strong words and boots on the ground will mean more terrorists. But this is something that can be tested against the real world, and the reality appears to be extremely different.

The Case for Books in 2015

In 2015, I read a lot of books�����and bought a lot more. That���s not a sustainable market plan.

Should we be pessimistic about good governance going into 2016?

As we head into the final year of President Obama���s presidency, and a new election year, it may help to look into the past for guidance.

Intellectuals and Society

Thomas Sowell details the verbal virtuosity by which the left tries to avoid empirical evidence.

Bernie Sander���s Ponzi scheme

John Hinderaker muses about the ���enduring popularity of fraud��� in politics.