Musings

How To Create What You Hate

HOW TO CREATE WHAT YOU HATE One of the crazy things about humans is their ability to project. Aka, taking their own flaws, pathologies, etc. and accusing other people of doing them. We’ve been seeing a bunch of that taking place recently. (“Kill the ‘fascists,’ they are inciting violence!”) But truly, it’s as common in

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The Women You Deserve

THE WOMEN YOU DESERVE Much angst is made in male circles these days about the “modern woman.” You’ve heard about her. Entitled. Out of shape. Negative. Often psychologically unstable. For most guys, not their dream partner. So endemic and unpalatable is this “modern woman” that a new fantasy among men has arisen: the foreign girl.

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The Real Obesity Epidemic

THE REAL OBESITY EPIDEMIC (WHY WE NEED HORMESIS) Contrary to popular belief, exercise damages your cells. When you exert yourself physically, your body creates large amounts of “free radicals,” exposing your cells to what scientists call oxidative stress. And oxidative stress is bad news, brother. It is responsible for all sorts of health conditions such as

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Why Smart People Are Stupid

WHY SMART PEOPLE ARE STUPID (FOLLOW YOUR INSTINCTS) Have you noticed something about a lot of smart people? They’ve gone to good schools
 They’ve studied challenging subjects
 They’ve gotten good grades
 They keep up-to-date with the world
 They are extraordinarily knowledgable, overflowing with facts and data
 They are even usually very eloquent
 Yet talk to

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Why Men Kill People

WHY ARE MEN KILLING PEOPLE? Another school shooting in America.  Another tragedy.  And another opportunity for this country to reflect on what caused it all.  The most common considerations have been, understandably: Guns (should we have more, should we have less?) The media (does the media glorify these events and make people want to do them?) And

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