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Iran and the sunk cost fallacy
Why are some unwilling to take half-a-loaf by forging a less than satisfying deal or even reverting to the status quo, making not getting the optimal outcome into an embarrassing defeat? While the conflict with Iran lumbers onward through an admittedly bizarre non-ceasefire ceasefire, some are arguing that we have only two options: Either accept…
The strange state of the conflict in Iran and why Republicans better hope something happens soon
The war has entered a sort of slow moving stasis rather than anything resembling the frenetic pace of the first five weeks and time is running out to pivot to the midterm elections. I’ll admit it upfront: I didn’t expect the Iran War to devolve into a non-ceasefire ceasefire for almost a full month. While…
Zip ties and duct tape, life lessons from racing cars
We spent Saturday morning wondering what hell could be wrong with our car and perhaps more importantly, could we fix it? This wasn’t merely an academic question. If we were unable to figure out, our weekend would’ve been over almost before it began. On Saturday morning, my brother and I were stuck in the garage at…
Why I don’t give a crap about the gerrymander wars
At this point, the only thing I really want to see is an end to the self-righteous sanctimony and an open admission that the gerrymander wars are what politics is always about, power, plain and simple. Last week Virginia upended the midterms by narrowly passing a referendum to the state constitution that allows for a…
Progressives have become what they claim to hate when it comes to promoting conspiracy theories at least
Ten years ago, progressives mocked conservatives when a relatively small percentage embraced a bizarre theory known as “Pizzagate,” but now, they reflexively claim every assassination attempt on President Trump is a conspiracy. Ten years ago, progressives were fond of mocking conservatives when a relatively small percentage of Trump supporters embraced a bizarre conspiracy theory known as…
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Confessions of a Conservative Atheist 