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Sep
11

Fill out this creepy survey or go to jail

written by Jason Lewis

How would you feel if an anonymous person demanded to know: Are there any women or children in your household? Do you have any young daughters that live in your home? How old is she? What time do you usually leave for work? How will you be getting to work? Does this seem creepy to […]

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Oct
12

How to pronounce “Keynesian”

written by Jason Lewis

and Keynes and Keynesianism. John Maynard Keynes and his system of macroeconomic theory has been getting a lots of discussion lately among economists and politicians.  Keynes published his ideas in a book titled The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money during the Great Depression in 1936, and his ideas are being invoked today as […]

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Oct
10

Beware of Ideological Teamism

written by Jason Lewis

This article was originally published at American Thinker (October 10, 2009) Many people don’t realize it, but they are being exploited by a psychosocial phenomenon that is encouraging them to think irrationally.  Everyone is susceptible, and it can lure you to betray your principles in order to support ideological causes.  The general form of this […]

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Aug
24

Book Review: “Happiness, the science behind your smile”

written by Jason Lewis

I thought that the book was fascinating, insightful, and well written. It’s fairly concisely written at 184 pages (excluding notes, references, index, etc…), though as a consequence, it can be a little dry at times. If you think that a book about the science of happiness would be interesting, you’ll likely enjoy this book. It […]

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May
25

Unforgivable: Kroger Garden Blend Mixed Vegetables

written by Jason Lewis

You’re in Kroger and you are looking for something quick and healthy to eat.  In the frozen food aisle, you see a package labeled “Garden Blend.”  The photo on the package (see above) shows broccoli,  baby corn, carrots, and other healthy vegetables with some rice.  The arrows show traces of rice in the photo.  Great! […]

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