Sunday Reads...
- Greg McNeilly
- Aug 17
- 4 min read
An irregular roundup of thought-provoking reads. Most made me go “hmm…” — none should be mistaken for endorsement.
Quote of the Day:
"The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently." - Friedrich Nietzsche
Most people’s personalities are getting worse. Thanks, Internet!
And compounding the above, younger people are losing their capacity (focus) for critical thought.
Yikes. Government K-12 schools continue to be a dangerous place for children. Long-term studies show that 1 in 10 students are sexually assaulted during their time at government schools. Meanwhile, the FBI just released the latest statistics, here, on crime on school property. Not good.
George Washington spent a TON on Ice Cream.
A meditation on the "retarded notion" that words are violence.
The case for “Totalitarian Studies.”
Of course, there is an ugly dog contest – and a canine that wins it.
Our “connection” to nature has dropped 60%.
“Forest bathing” is the antidote to modern life, adherents claim.
Computer interfaces that can read your inner thoughts! What could go wrong?
The growing multicultural Republican Party gets noted.
Tech leaders are beefing up their personal security.
Reflections on toxic victimhood.
The Theater of the Absurd: Toronto Film Festival won’t show the Oct 7 film because Hamas rapists didn’t sign off.
What was the Founding era’s view on tariffs?
A deep dive into Hellenistic sculpture.
Heavy on pessimism, this tech guru claims the world will be in a dystopia by 2027.
What’s in a crime rate? Unpacking the cities with the most homicides: St. Louis, New Orleans, Detroit, and Washington, D.C.
Huge win in the War on Drugs: Mexico hands over 26 Cartel leaders.
Which profession matches your “Personality type” as defined by Myers-Briggs?
(Solid!) Reflections on career planning in this unstable and unconventional time.
Containers on the water have plummeted:
Tea-tootlers? A record low number of Americans claim they drink.
Grumpy Democrats: 43% are boycotting American Eagle jeans.
Yet, only 12% of people object to it.
Mapping America’s billionaires.
Explore the Apollo space missions with this new resource.
3,000 years of technology – check out the timeline.
Counter-narrative: The U.S. has some of the lowest pharmaceutical drug prices in the world.
Charting Big Pharma:
Another example of the market, which is dramatically distorted in health care, can still break through the artifice of government and save lives.
Government “experts,” aka those given power and a (non-scientific) sociology degree, think kids playing outside is harmful.
How many steps in a day? Research suggests 7,000 now.
Tipping at restaurants in decline?
Revisiting Ruby Ridge.
Eight nutty theories about the film The Wizard of Oz.
Cadillac’s new e-concept car.
Recalling the obsessions of Enzo Ferrari.
Find native plants by zip code!
A new site lets you browse rejected vanity license plates. Some of the rejection rationales could only have been penned by a bureaucrat.
Landscaping “how to” from 1870!
Debunking Bernie Sanders – the easiest thing in the world – but here is a counter-narrative set of data for those of his mindset on housing. Spoiler: Housing is affordable, and the housing market ain’t that bad!
A high correlation between schizophrenia and cannabis continues to be noted.
A new mapping tool that shows the levels of “forever chemicals” in the ground near your home. Let’s just say if this is a concern, Wyoming and Montana are good options!
Dictators produce economies weaker than those of free people. Shocker.
Time Magazine goes all in on misandry.
The rise of “Carnivore Babies.”
Is that friend of yours always posting political stuff online? Research suggests they’re likely a narcissistic psychopath.
What’s causing everyone to have dry eye? (Hint, you’re looking at it!)
Is balding a thing of the past? Maybe.
Space Force launches new “security” satellites into orbit.
Say it ain’t so! Farmer’s Almanac predicts a long, cold winter.
Another government failure. A town tries to run a grocery store, and its local government is too inept to do what 1,000 entrepreneurs do daily.
Venture capital explained using Lego bricks!
Reflections on how “rationalism” contributes to cultish and violent subgroups.
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