Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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(xkcd.com) Stargazing 5
This is a syndicated post, originally published by xkcd.com at xkcd.com.
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(Our World in Data) How high is current immigration to the United States in historical perspective?
We use long-run census data to understand the scale of recent US migration trends, and how these compare to previous centuries.
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(Policy of Truth) Question Time for Nassau Hall
Question submitted for the September 28, 2026 meeting of the Council of the Princeton University Community: On November 11, 2024, I asked this body whether, given evidence of the University’s complicity in grave wrongdoing via its investments, it would in principle disclose the nature of those investments. I was told both orally and in print…
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(The Comics Curmudgeon) Babies, monsters, bird-men
Comics Curmudgeon readers! Do you love this blog and yearn for a novel written by its creator? Well, good news: Josh Fruhlinger’s The Enthusiast is that novel! It’s even about newspaper comic strips, partly. Check it out! Marvin, 9/20/26 Now, if you were a normal person, by which I mean someone who has no idea…
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Time to Cancel Justin Goldsman by Justin Goldsman Has Got to Go | Policy of Truth
[…] was fired by Gary Schaer in 2025 precisely over the comments to which I’ve recently drawn attention, West Orange is now in the position of wondering whether he should be elected to Town Council? What […] LikeLike
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(Policy of Truth) Justin Goldsman Has Got to Go
How is that after Justin Goldsman was fired by Gary Schaer in 2025 precisely over the comments to which I’ve recently drawn attention, West Orange is now in the position of wondering whether he should be elected to Town Council? What exactly is there to wonder about? I don’t think of Gary Schaer as someone…
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(Policy of Truth) The “Trailer Parks” of Princeton
Adventures in Classist Self-PityStephen Schreiber is the Vice Chair of the Zoning Board of Adjustment in Princeton, New Jersey. A zoning board of adjustment is a local government body that interprets and applies zoning laws, granting variances to existing law, and making special exceptions in certain cases. Schreiber has a remarkable letter in the September…
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(A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry) Teaching Paradox: Hearts of Iron IV, Part II: Divisions, Designers and Doctrines
This is the second part (I) of our long-delayed series looking at Hearts of Iron IV, Paradox Interactive’s World War II grand strategy game and also one of the most popular strategy games currently on the market. Last week, we looked at how HoI4 simulates combat, particularly its focus on operations (rather than tactics or,…
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