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HBD has no future?
Sid wrote an excellent comment which deserves a wider audience: I believe that the taboo against HBD will last indefinitely. As the scientific evidence mounts ever more so in favor of HBD, the taboos against speaking about it only seem... Continue reading
Posted Dec 28, 2012 at Half Sigma
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I quit HBD blogging
I quit. Continue reading
Posted Dec 26, 2012 at Half Sigma
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The HBD year in review
I probably missed something, so remind me of important stuff I should have mentioned here in the comments. GUNS Earlier in this year, a prole Hispanic, George Zimmerman, shot and killed a black youth, Trayvon Martin, who was beating him... Continue reading
Posted Dec 26, 2012 at Half Sigma
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Les Miserables 2012
It was pretty surprising to see such an unabashedly Christian-themed movie in this day and age. Even though it was released on Christmas Day and all, still a surprise. It's also weird to see a movie that's like a modernized... Continue reading
Posted Dec 25, 2012 at Half Sigma
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United States vs. United Kingdom and guns
Commenters cited the United Kingdom as some sort of evidence that gun control doesn’t work. As you may or may not know, the United Kingdom has strict left-wing gun control laws. The United States has an annual murder rate of... Continue reading
Posted Dec 23, 2012 at Half Sigma
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Another post about the Second Amendment
The people who wrote the Constitution thought that Americans should have the right to bear arms. They successfully used arms to revolt against the king of England, and they wanted to preserve the right of the people to defend themselves... Continue reading
Posted Dec 23, 2012 at Half Sigma
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Ross Douthat
He writes in an op-ed in today’s NY Times: Unfortunately for our country, the Bloomberg versus LaPierre contrast is basically all of American politics today. Our society is divided between an ascendant center-left that’s far too confident in its own... Continue reading
Posted Dec 23, 2012 at Half Sigma
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NRA proposes armed police in every school
A week ago I predicted that because of the massacre, “there will be new momentum to get gun control legislation passed.” This prediction was obvious, and it appears to be coming true. Today’s announcement from the NRA that we need... Continue reading
Posted Dec 21, 2012 at Half Sigma
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Taxes are going up; should you worry?
Because of the breakdown in the “fiscal cliff” talks (what a dumb name), everyone’s taxes might go up. Should you be worried? The general answer is no, in the long run this won’t hurt your standard of living. And that’s... Continue reading
Posted Dec 21, 2012 at Half Sigma
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Why couldn’t Adam Lanza cook?
The NY Post reports: Nancy Lanza often took mini-vacations by herself, friends said. She trusted leaving Adam alone, but didn't want him cooking, so she always prepared all his meals before her trips. Was cooking dangerous for Adam because he... Continue reading
Posted Dec 20, 2012 at Half Sigma
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How Jews feel left out at Christmas
This is something that a lot of the gentiles reading this blog refuse to get, but Jews feel very unhappy and left out during Christmas, especially children. For example: Christmas was one of the most difficult times of year for... Continue reading
Posted Dec 19, 2012 at Half Sigma
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8-year-old kid wants in-app purchases for Hanukkah
I missed this in the NY Times last week. Parent agonizes over whether she should buy her son what he wants for Hanukkah, which are in-app purchases allowing him to get ahead faster in his favorite iPod games. She called... Continue reading
Posted Dec 19, 2012 at Half Sigma
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Nancy was trying to have Adam committed
And here a Fox News exclusive. Nancy was taking steps to have Adam involuntarily committed, and that’s is a possible motive for why he snapped and killed his mother and a bunch of teachers and children. And the motive for... Continue reading
Posted Dec 18, 2012 at Half Sigma
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More congenital analgesia evidence
From a NY Post article published yesterday: At home, Adam often stayed in his room, said family friend Ellen Adriani. Nancy would plan his vegan meals days in advance and was teaching him to cook. “His house was a safe... Continue reading
Posted Dec 18, 2012 at Half Sigma
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Powerful corporation controlled by liberals
As reported by Infowars: Facebook is suspending user accounts that question the official narrative behind the Sandy Hook school massacre, following a warning by Connecticut State Police spokesman Lt. J. Paul Vance that “misinformation” posted on social media sites could... Continue reading
Posted Dec 18, 2012 at Half Sigma
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Congenital analgesia and weird ugly faces
It was commented upon many times that Adam Lanza had an ugly weird-looking face. The two guys at this website who have congenital analgesia also have weird-looking faces. And so does the girl in the recent NY Times article with... Continue reading
Posted Dec 18, 2012 at Half Sigma
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Clueless Amy Chozick
Amy Chozick cluelessly writes in the NY Times about a “generational food gap.” But the gap she writes about has nothing to do with generations, it has to do with social class. Her parents are high-prole or middle class, and... Continue reading
Posted Dec 17, 2012 at Half Sigma
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The congenital analgesia mystery
Finally, some other news source discusses the possibility that Adam Lanza had congenital analgesia (or congenital insensitivity to pain). But you read about it first at Half Sigma. Congenital analgesia is such an extremely rare condition that nothing is known... Continue reading
Posted Dec 17, 2012 at Half Sigma
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Conservatives should fear psychiatrists more than gun control
I find myself agreeing with the comments who say that conservatives should fear giving power to psychiatrists. It’s easy to imagine a future in which people are institutionalized for being “racist,” and because HBD bloggers are considered “racist,” it means... Continue reading
Posted Dec 17, 2012 at Half Sigma
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Are preppers paranoid, or just anti-fragile?
The following is from an article at the Daily Mail (which is a British online tabloid): The mother of the loner who massacred 26 pupils and staff at a US primary school may have played a major part in his... Continue reading
Posted Dec 17, 2012 at Half Sigma
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My current take on Adam Lanza
Adam Lanza appears to have been a lot more mentally messed up than just being a mere nerd. Nerds normally graduate from high school and go to college. Adam’s mother took him out of high school, and then Adam disappeared... Continue reading
Posted Dec 16, 2012 at Half Sigma
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Did Adam Lanza have congenital analgesia?
There have been several news stories reporting that people said that Adam Lanza didn’t feel any physical pain. For example, the AP reported : Richard Novia, the school district's head of security until 2008, who also served as adviser for... Continue reading
Posted Dec 15, 2012 at Half Sigma
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Post-massacre predictions
Because of the especially heinous nature of this crime (innocent young children gunned down—if he had to get back at someone for his shitty life, why not kill the actual people who had teased him in high school?) I think... Continue reading
Posted Dec 15, 2012 at Half Sigma
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Adam Lanza identified as the shooter
According to Fox News, Adam Lanza, 20 years old, is the shooter. His brother Ryan, from Hoboken NJ, is being interviewed by law enforcement but he is not a suspect. * * * Based on a NY Times article, Adam... Continue reading
Posted Dec 14, 2012 at Half Sigma
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Ryan Lanza [mis]identified as shooter
This is the 24-year-old shooter's facebook page. His mother, Nancy Lanza, who may be dead, lived at 36 Yogananda St in Sandy Hook, CT. Based on the photos at the facebook page, I'm going back to the beta-male rage angle.... Continue reading
Posted Dec 14, 2012 at Half Sigma
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