Recognizing bullshit online #1: Counterfactual Identity Swaps

I'm not saying "counterfactual identity swaps" are the first or greatest examples of bullshit; the number just means I suspect I'll add more items to the list. Matt Breunig defines theCounterfactual Identity Swap: The way the CIS works is you take an event in the news and you speculate on what the event would be like if the identity of the actors involved were different. Unsurprisingly, the