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Somehow, social pressure pushing identity politics over meritocracy has been building over the years, to the point that an article on the virtues of merit in science, co-authored by many eminent scientists, could only be published in the Journal of Controversial Ideas.--Staddon

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All else being equal, for every one standard deviation increase in income inequality in a city, the number of sexy selfies goes up by 31-34%.

All else being equal?

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In the three months after Dobbs—the Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade—the number of vasectomies rose 29%.

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The San Francisco Elections Commission has, for what is believed to be the first time in history, appointed someone who is not a U.S. citizen—who is not legally allowed to vote—to serve as an official.

Is this because the pool of available candidates is so poor that the republic cannot support itself?

The officer, Kelly Wong, was sworn in on Feb. 14, local news outlet KQED reported. It said that Ms. Wong, an immigrant rights advocate, is a native of Hong Kong who arrived in the United States in 2019 for graduate studies.

She was sworn in by Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin during a ceremony at San Francisco City Hall after winning unanimous support from the board.

So a guest has arrived and has started to rearrange our furniture. It's only a matter of time before she changes the locks.