John Samples

Realist, fan of Cato, Hume is slowly winning over Kant

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@justinskycak There are two kinds of people in the world, those who believe that words constitute reality and those who believe words are a way for humans to adapt to reality, a reality that lies beyond words. We have far too many people of the first type.

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@practicalgolf @Nevstasic Were the benefits equal between those who walk and those who don’t? If not, walking not golf is associated with life expectancy. But questions remain. Do golfers who walk differ from golfers who don’t in ways that might affect life expectancy?

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@PMatzko You seem to be talking about "within a generation or two" as you mention on the Substack. Seems plausible but how much do we know about political views over the lifecycle? You might think there would be panel studies starting around 1955 but...

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@PMatzko Is that true of who actually turns out to vote? At least who is estimated to do so?

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@DrDavidVernon better than Knappertbusch from 1956?

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I am appearing at The James P. Jimirro Media Impact Series event “Social Media and the Public Square: Balanced or Biased?” at The Paley Museum on October 5th at 6:30pm.

For tickets and more information about the program, click the link: https://t.co/xoFKTccOxw

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@SWGoldman And who did Carey McWilliams mentor? Patrick Dineen, of course.

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@LouStagner Things are where they are because of markets and prices. What is the next use of land in a major city? There are two very expensive country clubs in NW Washington DC USA surrounded by million dollar houses. They are unusual. Most golfers want less expensive courses.

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@cobrown @GeneHealy @TPCarney Yes, better than all Beatles songs and almost all Doors. Video top ten all time also.

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Also, as luck would have it, this paper we just published is co-authored by @JohnSamplesCato, one of the new Facebook Oversight Board members.

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.@JohnSamplesCato from @CatoInstitute shares why he joined the Oversight Board.

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https://t.co/hjKXK9iHS6

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Good advice for this platform https://t.co/Cx1vBwSl7O

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@M_feeney Continue at this pace and you will become a cynical old man!

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@M_feeney Trade comment true and interesting. Prompts question: how does the Constitution limit use of power in relation to other nations? War power. Depends on your view of “executive power” grant I guess. Others?

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@M_feeney Hard for me to recall that not all past monarchs are as worthless as the current lot!

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@jessekblum @kellymakena He’s reflecting on the ratchet effect.

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@daphnehk @nicolewong @mdennedy Intermediate liability cases in Roman law need attention. Augustus a great innovator. Model for Trump?