An irregular round-up of interesting reads. Most of these made me go "hmmmmm," none of them imply concurrence:
"In this age, the mere example of nonconformity, the mere refusal to bend the knee to custom, is itself a service. Precisely because the tyranny of opinion is such as to make eccentricity a reproach, it is desirable to break through that tyranny that people should be eccentric. Eccentricity has always abounded when and where the strength of character has abounded, and the amount of eccentricity in a society has generally been proportional to the amount of genius, mental vigor, and moral courage that it contained. That so few now dare to be eccentric, marks the chief danger of the time." - John Stuart Mill
The Devil’s Playground: Social media is an apt tool for America’s enemies to divide us.
Fake News: The reality of CNN & Fox News studied.
No surprise: Self-check-out dampens customer loyalty.
Common sense confirmed that voters expect politicians to deliver policy changes.
Disrupting a narrative: No evidence found of voter racism in state legislative campaigns:
More evidence against direct democracy.
Trees in cities – more, please.
Expect more, get more. Tougher grading teachers produce more extraordinary learning advancements in students, per the data.
Shocking 😊. Some college degrees – not where they are from – are worth more.
Evidence that our Article I branch of government can curb the excess of our Article III branch.
Bigoted liberal law students are documented as corrupting the entire profession of law in one study.
Ouch. America’s descent into a low-trust society continues, apparently.
Sad news for City Hall: Local elections do not stimulate more demand for local election coverage.
The sexism in jury pools, at least in some charges, seems undeniable.