Theme: Civilization

  • My current opinion is that verbal ability in a population and low vs high contex

    My current opinion is that verbal ability in a population and low vs high context is disproportionately influential on rates of development – and until we have better understanding of the genome I can’t but say “It sure looks like the causal axis”.


    Source date (UTC): 2018-04-07 20:48:00 UTC

  • The Problem. One of The Roots of It. One Fifth Is Inbred.

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3419292/

    Consanguinity is a deeply rooted social trend among one-fifth of the world population mostly residing in the Middle East, West Asia and North Africa, as well as among emigrants from these communities now residing in North America, Europe and Australia. The mounting public awareness on prevention of congenital and genetic disorders in offspring is driving an increasing number of couples contemplating marriage and reproduction in highly consanguineous communities to seek counseling on consanguinity. Primary health care providers are faced with consanguineous couples demanding answers to their questions on the anticipated health risks to their offspring. Preconception and premarital counseling on consanguinity should be part of the training of health care providers particularly in highly consanguineous populations.

  • The Problem. One of The Roots of It. One Fifth Is Inbred.

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3419292/

    Consanguinity is a deeply rooted social trend among one-fifth of the world population mostly residing in the Middle East, West Asia and North Africa, as well as among emigrants from these communities now residing in North America, Europe and Australia. The mounting public awareness on prevention of congenital and genetic disorders in offspring is driving an increasing number of couples contemplating marriage and reproduction in highly consanguineous communities to seek counseling on consanguinity. Primary health care providers are faced with consanguineous couples demanding answers to their questions on the anticipated health risks to their offspring. Preconception and premarital counseling on consanguinity should be part of the training of health care providers particularly in highly consanguineous populations.

  • Good Books on Russian Art and History

    Russian history was fairly heroic before the (((Soviet))) era. It’s the american west with worse weather against more advanced peoples with even more viscous traditions. I studied history first, but I studied art history second, and it was art history that helped me understand the different peoples of this world more so than any other. Economics explains why things happen but art gives you insight into the soul of the people and what inspires them. So this …. russian aesthetic … frames my understanding of them as ‘we few against the world’. So there are very good books on russian art history. And just skimming through them is probably important. This is the best ‘textbook’ I’ve seen: 1 – A History of Russia – by Nicholas V. Riasanovsky, Mark D. Steinberg 2 – The Great Game: The Struggle for Empire in Central Asia, by Peter Hopkirk 3 – The Icon and the Axe: An Interpretive History of Russian Culture by James H. Billington 4 – Medieval Russia’s Epics, Chronicles, and Tales by Serge A. Zenkovsky 5 – While Shakespeare is undoubtably the best poet, the best Novels and Plays in Christendom are the Russian – bar none. The great works of the russian novelists are well known. So, I see russians as a small poor people, in a hostile territory, struggling to overcome the barbarians. My view of russians is fairly heroic. That they made a terrible mistake with (((stalin and trotsky))) is something I see them escaping – slowly. The problem is it probably can’t be done domestically better than putin is doing it. His mistakes have been largely international. And he’s right. Russia emerged from the (((bolshevik))) era by return to her origins. And the west is continuing to fall for the (((cosmopolitan lies))). Apr 07, 2018 12:56pm

  • Good Books on Russian Art and History

    Russian history was fairly heroic before the (((Soviet))) era. It’s the american west with worse weather against more advanced peoples with even more viscous traditions. I studied history first, but I studied art history second, and it was art history that helped me understand the different peoples of this world more so than any other. Economics explains why things happen but art gives you insight into the soul of the people and what inspires them. So this …. russian aesthetic … frames my understanding of them as ‘we few against the world’. So there are very good books on russian art history. And just skimming through them is probably important. This is the best ‘textbook’ I’ve seen: 1 – A History of Russia – by Nicholas V. Riasanovsky, Mark D. Steinberg 2 – The Great Game: The Struggle for Empire in Central Asia, by Peter Hopkirk 3 – The Icon and the Axe: An Interpretive History of Russian Culture by James H. Billington 4 – Medieval Russia’s Epics, Chronicles, and Tales by Serge A. Zenkovsky 5 – While Shakespeare is undoubtably the best poet, the best Novels and Plays in Christendom are the Russian – bar none. The great works of the russian novelists are well known. So, I see russians as a small poor people, in a hostile territory, struggling to overcome the barbarians. My view of russians is fairly heroic. That they made a terrible mistake with (((stalin and trotsky))) is something I see them escaping – slowly. The problem is it probably can’t be done domestically better than putin is doing it. His mistakes have been largely international. And he’s right. Russia emerged from the (((bolshevik))) era by return to her origins. And the west is continuing to fall for the (((cosmopolitan lies))). Apr 07, 2018 12:56pm

  • Tyler Cowen: BUILDING ANGLO SAXON ENGLAND

    https://www.amazon.com/Building-Anglo-Saxon-England-John-Blair/dp/0691162980/Via Tyler Cowen:

    BUILDING ANGLO SAXON ENGLAND

    https://www.amazon.com/Building-Anglo-Saxon-England-John-Blair/dp/0691162980/


    Source date (UTC): 2018-04-07 13:11:00 UTC

  • Tyler Cowen: BUILDING ANGLO SAXON ENGLAND

    https://www.amazon.com/Building-Anglo-Saxon-England-John-Blair/dp/0691162980/Via Tyler Cowen:

    BUILDING ANGLO SAXON ENGLAND


    Source date (UTC): 2018-04-07 13:11:00 UTC

  • Russian history was fairly heroic before the (((Soviet))) era. It’s the american

    Russian history was fairly heroic before the (((Soviet))) era. It’s the american west with worse weather against more advanced peoples with even more viscous traditions.

    I studied history first, but I studied art history second, and it was art history that helped me understand the different peoples of this world more so than any other. Economics explains why things happen but art gives you insight into the soul of the people and what inspires them. So this …. russian aesthetic … frames my understanding of them as ‘we few against the world’.

    So there are very good books on russian art history. And just skimming through them is probably important.

    This is the best ‘textbook’ I’ve seen:

    1 – A History of Russia – by Nicholas V. Riasanovsky, Mark D. Steinberg

    2 – The Great Game: The Struggle for Empire in Central Asia, by Peter Hopkirk

    3 – The Icon and the Axe: An Interpretive History of Russian Culture

    by James H. Billington

    4 – Medieval Russia’s Epics, Chronicles, and Tales by Serge A. Zenkovsky

    5 – While Shakespeare is undoubtably the best poet, the best Novels and Plays in Christendom are the Russian – bar none. The great works of the russian novelists are well known.

    So, I see russians as a small poor people, in a hostile territory, struggling to overcome the barbarians. My view of russians is fairly heroic. That they made a terrible mistake with (((stalin and trotsky))) is something I see them escaping – slowly.

    The problem is it probably can’t be done domestically better than putin is doing it. His mistakes have been largely international.

    And he’s right. Russia emerged from the (((bolshevik))) era by return to her origins. And the west is continuing to fall for the (((cosmopolitan lies))).


    Source date (UTC): 2018-04-07 12:56:00 UTC

  • USA STATISTICS ON: IQ, Ethnicity, Graduation Rates, Income, Family Size, Financi

    USA STATISTICS ON:

    IQ,

    Ethnicity,

    Graduation Rates,

    Income,

    Family Size,

    Financial Sector

    Top Universities

    Ports

    I mean, it’s pretty obvious that “many things must go right to create something good, and anything that goes wrong won’t.” That said The most important factor is demographics.

    https://propertarianism.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/statistics-by-state1.xlsx


    Source date (UTC): 2018-04-06 20:08:00 UTC

  • USA STATISTICS ON…

    IQ, Ethnicity, Graduation Rates, Income, Family Size, Financial Sector Top Universities Ports I mean, it’s pretty obvious that “many things must go right to create something good, and anything that goes wrong won’t.” That said The most important factor is demographics. https://curtdoolittle.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/statistics-by-state1-2.xlsx