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Normies are Noticing the Alt Media

Posted on 2018-05-09 by jimbelton

The New York Times has an article on the alternative media titled Meet the Renegades of the Intellectual Dark Web. The “normies” are finally starting to notice that there are people who don’t share their groupthink. What does the Times … Continue reading →

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The Mike Pence Rule: What Did You Expect?

Posted on 2017-12-27 by jimbelton

The Huffington Post has a new article entitled Mike Pence’s Rule Is Not A Solution to Sexual Assault. People still aren’t understanding that rules like the Mike Pence Rule are not solutions to sexual assault, they are reactions to false … Continue reading →

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Raising the Minimum Wage Can Backfire

Posted on 2017-06-27 by jimbelton

Republican commentator Ben Shapiro summarized an interesting article in the Washington Post: “A ‘very credible’ new study on Seattle’s $15 minimum wage has bad news for liberals“. This adds some more evidence to the question I’ve asked previously: Is Raising … Continue reading →

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Ben Shapiro on How to Win Every Debate

Posted on 2016-12-10 by jimbelton

Ben Shapiro of the Daily Wire (and formerly, Breitbart) has released a new video, How to Win Every Debate. I’m going to summarize it here: People want to feel they are in the right. Speak the language of morality. E.g. … Continue reading →

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Ben Shapiro’s Debating Tactics

Posted on 2016-02-19 by jimbelton

Ben Shapiro is a right wing political commentator. When he appeared as a guest on liberal commentator Dave Rubin’s show, Rubin praised his book “How to Debate Leftists and Destroy Them”. While I’m not particularly interested in destroying leftists, I … Continue reading →

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