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 After reflection, it is in fact the case that if there is a loop that begins with a number other than 1, call it z, that the sequence of op...

  Problem:   One of the unanswered questions regarding the Collatz conjecture is whether there are any loops other than the sequence 1, ...

 Much of the information , recommendations, observations opinions etc. regarding COVID is conflicting and confusing. One reason for this is ...

 The current state of information regarding the COVID pandemic, vaccine efficacy, Delta variant, mask mandates, etc., is nothing if not conf...

 The trajectory of cases attributed to the delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 suggests that the available vaccines do provide some protection again...

The various waves of coronavirus infections provoke a great deal of dispute and angst about vaccines, vaccine hesitancy, skepticism and ...

 A sentiment which is common in current political discourse is that “communism has failed every time that it has been tried.” This certainly...

Nikole Hannah-Jones recently said that Cuba is " the most equal, multiracial country in our hemisphere." Previously, Ibram X. Kend...

 In the previously-mentioned discussion between Michel Foucault and Noam Chomsky, the former made the following assertion about Marxist revo...

  In a 1971 academic discussion with Michel Foucault, Noam Chomsky made the following observation: “…the fundamental property of behaviorism...

The objectivity of the American media is a topic of ongoing dispute. News outlets that promote themselves as "trusted," or disinte...

 An earlier post noted the difference between accomplishing and experiencing. It was noted there that a significant trend in modern society ...

 Here is a suggestion for social media platforms: There is certainly an argument that the "moderation," "fact-checking,"...

 Make-believe is an ingrained part of human experience. It is readily observed in the play of young children. It is observed in social conve...

 Election fraud denies the benefit of elections to people who have the right to vote. If a person properly casts a vote for a given candidat...

  As mentioned in an earlier post, censorship is not an effective way to prevent the dissemination of information. It can slow such dissemin...

 A previous post mentioned the role that make-believe plays in bot day-to-day human interactions as well as larger endeavors such as politic...

One of the current social phenomena affecting discourse on matters of public interest is the resistance to dissemination of particular class...

 A very common economic concern at the moment is whether there will be significant inflation as the result of large federal spending program...

The most enduring changes are in response to excess. This is because the response to excess cannot afford to be capricious. Excesses tend to...

 There are several trends in modern life that might be expected to have significant economic and political effects. Three of the most promin...

 Seemingly lost among controversies regarding academic and corporate “equity” training programs is 1.) whether such training is the best way...

 There is a new post on the LibertyZ.substack.com site regarding constraints on liberty. The purpose of the posts on that site are to presen...

 Now that the number of coronavirus cases worldwide seems to be in sustained decline, one may make some final observations: 1. Lockdowns did...

 Here is the opening of a new post on liberty. The remainder of the post is on the LibertyZ.substack.com site. The next post will be on equa...

 There are many factors that contribute to the success of human societies. Some of these are manifestations of socializing instincts, others...

 I have a new post entitled "Are Two Party Systems Stable?" on my substack site, linked below.

 I am publishing new material at  LibertyZ.substack.com

There are many possible explanations for why the severity of COVID seems to be declining, and that the case fatality rate is plummeting. The...

One possibility exists that presents a real dilemma for public health officials: that a greater number of infections in midsummer will mean ...

There is a great deal of hand-wringing regarding the recent resurgence in coronavirus cases in the United States. There is also consequently...

At this point in the experience with coronavirus, we probably have enough information to begin sketching the outlines of some lessons to be ...