Just the social facts, ma'am
Saturday, July 18, 2026
The few or the many?
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A few days ago, Paul Krugman wrote that there has been a vicious circle in which rich people influence government policy to favor their int...
Sunday, July 12, 2026
Get back
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A couple of weeks ago, the New York Times published an op-ed by Adam Grant, Marissa Shandell, and Courtney Elliott called " The Secret...
Sunday, July 5, 2026
Done them proud?
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In 1999, Gallup asked "Overall, do you think the signers of the Declaration of Independence would be pleased or disappointed by the wa...
Sunday, June 28, 2026
That's great
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In May, the Guardian published a list of the 100 best novels "as voted for by authors, critics and academics worldwide." They ...
Sunday, June 14, 2026
Highly respected, part 2
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In a recent post , I found that people who believed that they were treated with "less courtesy or respect than other people" wer...
Saturday, June 6, 2026
A distinction without (much) difference
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Last year I had a post about the claim that men don't have as many friends as they used to. I noted that the 2021 survey cited as evi...
Sunday, May 31, 2026
Highly Respected?
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It's often said that a large part of Donald Trump's support represents a reaction to the disdain that ordinary people receive from ...
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