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USING PROBABILITIES IN INTELLIGENCE—FINDING BIN LADEN.
USING PROBABILITIES IN INTELLIGENCE—FINDING BIN LADEN. I posted here three years ago arguing for using probabilities more in evaluating foreign intelligence decisions. This article by Bob Woodward about the process which led to the decision to raid the compound which … Continue reading
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DEBATING THE SIZE OF THE STIMULUS PROGRAM TWO YEARS LATER.
DEBATING THE SIZE OF THE STIMULUS PROGRAM TWO YEARS LATER. I’d like to make two points about today’s other post. First, there are Republican economists who use Keynesian analysis. Professor Cogan served in the Reagan administration and Professor Taylor served … Continue reading
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KIDS, DON’T TRY THIS AT HOME.
KIDS, DON’T TRY THIS AT HOME. I have posted several times about the National Football League’s efforts to cut down on helmet-to-helmet hits. This New York Times article gives an idea of why the NFL seems to be changing its … Continue reading
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TOO MUCH OSCAR WILDE?
TOO MUCH OSCAR WILDE? I have long believed that the New York Times, which has extraordinary power over New York theater, does not like revivals of classic plays. An essay (December 22) by Jason Zinoman provides some evidence. It asked: … Continue reading
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GROWING UP WITH THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE.
GROWING UP WITH THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE. The Chicago Tribune proclaimed itself “The World’s Greatest Newspaper (WGN gets its call letters from this slogan).This review of a biography of McCormick says that: “The Tribune’s most notorious journalistic gaffe — the ‘Dewey … Continue reading
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MY JOURNALISTIC HERITAGE.
MY JOURNALISTIC HERITAGE. The Misinformation Poll found that: “9 in 10 voters said that in the 2010 election they encountered information they believed was misleading or false, with 56% saying this occurred frequently.” I am surprised that 100% of the … Continue reading
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HORSEBACK JUDGMENTS AND THE “MISINFORMATION POLL” (COMMENT).
HORSEBACK JUDGMENTS AND THE “MISINFORMATION POLL” (COMMENT). Dick Weisfelder and Nick have commented on my post of the 14th, and in thinking about their comments, I have come to the view that I missed an important issue. I think that … Continue reading
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REASONABLE MEN CAN DIFFER (COMMENT).
REASONABLE MEN CAN DIFFER (COMMENT). Dick Weisfelder commented about the Feiler Faster Thesis that political misinformation gets processed just as rapidly as valid political information. I agree with this. I want to take issue with Dick about the article (see … Continue reading
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HOW AUTISM’S FIRST CHILD LIVES.
HOW AUTISM’S FIRST CHILD LIVES. Donald Triplett lives by himself in Forest, Mississipi. He is retired from being a teller in the family bank. He plays golf almost every day, usually by himself, but he participates when there is a … Continue reading
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“AUTISM’S FIRST CHILD.”
“AUTISM’S FIRST CHILD.” John Donvan and Caren Zucker have a moving article in the October Atlantic about the first patient ever diagnosed with autism. The article was published in 1943, and he was identified as “Case 1…Donald T.” There were … Continue reading
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