If you're anything like me, you're hoping that your political preferences will help bring about long-term success for the human race. But what specifically is the future we're hoping for? Personally, I see three potential good outcomes for humans to strive for: 1. Steady, Gradual Improvement Everyone knows that the world is going to hell … Continue reading Humanity’s Endgame →

After some of my previous posts, this seems like a good time to support this point, which someone on twitter put very succinctly: Trying to find truth is sometimes an overwhelming and paralyzing endeavor that makes we wonder if I'm right about anything at all. Finding conclusive answers is so time-consuming and difficult! But uncertainty … Continue reading The Cost of Careful Thinking →

If you want to know my opinion on any particular issue, there's an easy way that you can guess it with about 80% accuracy: Search for a high-quality survey of the opinions from economists. If the majority of economists support it, I probably do, too. Why economists? Well, for a lot of political issues, they're the … Continue reading Humanity’s Knowledge is Embarrassingly Inaccessible →