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Arjun Panickssery
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China Derangement Syndrome
China is not going to invade and topple the United States
What Does It Mean to "Write Like You Talk"?
Subordinate clauses, phrasal modifications, and metadiscourse
To Understand History, Keep Former Population Distributions In Mind
Europe used to be much bigger and Africa smaller relative to the world population
Three Months In, Evaluating Three Rationalist Cases for Trump
From Richard Ngo, Sam Hammond, and Richard Hanania
College Admissions Doesn't Need to Be So Competitive
There are only so many high-scoring students in the country
Why Have Sentence Lengths Decreased?
Sentences as in grammar, not sentences as in prison
Explaining British Naval Dominance During the Age of Sail
It's because of incentives
The Best Presidential Campaign Songs
Number 2 will shock you
Notes on the Presidential Election of 1836
I figure a lot of people are curious about this
You should read Hobbes, Locke, Hume, and Mill via EarlyModernTexts.com
Assuming you haven't already
Five Recent AI Tutoring Studies
Expect more of this in the future
Aristocracy and Hostage Capital
Understanding the pre-modern aristocracy
Excerpts from "A Reader's Manifesto"
Sometimes dumb points but mostly good
Altruism and Nietzscheanism Aren't Fellow Travelers
Nietzscheanism is about who norms are designed to benefit
Underrated Proverbs
Four adages for you to start using
[Fiction] A Confession
Short Story #1
Selections from "The Trouble With Being Born"
Funny quotes from Emil Cioran
Skepticism About DeepMind's "Grandmaster-Level" Chess Without Search
I'm not even sure that I couldn't manage a draw against it
Initial Thoughts on Bughouse Chess Openings
1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 d5!