The Second Amendment and the Inalienable Right to Self-Defense Nelson Lund – William E. Simon Fellow in Religion and a Free Society Amendment II: A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. Modern debates about the meaning of […]
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What Is Goodhart’s Law? Goodhart’s Law states that individuals can anticipate the effects of a given policy when evaluating the outcome of its actions and then manipulate the policy. When the focus is set on only a single measure, people will optimize that single measure. A good example is the so-called “Cobra Effect”. In India,
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Beautiful Owl Owls are pretty much my favorite bird, except perhaps for the Golden Eagle. Here is a beautiful photo of a white owl in flight. Did you know that owls fly silently? That is why they are so good at catching prey. ] RECENT POSTS TAGS
50 Random Facts You Probably Don’t Know Some of these may be out of date, but its fun to see them anyway. 78% of NFL players are bankrupt two years after finishing their careers. 60% of NBA players are bankrupt within five years of leaving the league. Male koalas have two penises. Female koalas have
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Stanley Kubrick : The Lost Tapes Below is a short documentary about the great Stanley Kubrick’s early life and feature films, as he narrated. It is very interesting to hear him humbly explain his growth as a director and producer. The narration was based on Jeremy Bernstein’s 1966 interviews. Bernstein was writing a profile of
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