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@ionescur Feb 14, 2018, 12:51 PM UTC

Theory on debate and source of political views: left, right, libertarian

People have been debating politics and philosophy for what is, for practical purposes, forever. And they are now not an inch closer to anything resembling consensus than they were before. This is why…

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@ionescur Feb 11, 2018, 2:48 PM UTC

Sunday musings: Sunday morning beer and judgmental thoughts

There is a strange way how people hold others to different standards than themselves. Sort of like this old book said > "And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considere…

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@ionescur Feb 7, 2018, 1:03 PM UTC

Let’s talk Trump: lessons learned

I want to talk about Trump a bit. Well like is not the right word, in a better world I would not utter a word about the guy. Alas, here we all are. So I will talk Trump because why not, and everyone…

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@ionescur Feb 4, 2018, 2:06 PM UTC

Sunday musings: the beauty of a proper breakfast and the joy of morning beer

When asked what is your favourite meal of the day, most days I would say I don’t have one. Food is mostly fuel during the work days. Quick breakfast, quick lunch, snack before gym, dinner after. Rins…

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@ionescur Feb 1, 2018, 11:27 AM UTC

Is corrupt justice better than no justice?

Welcome to the blog that asks the tough questions. And the not so tough ones, on occasion. In Romania we lack many things. Corruption and theft is not one of them. In fact we are approaching post-sca…

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@ionescur Jan 30, 2018, 8:17 AM UTC

Intertesting question: How did you earn your fist money

The first time you earn money on your own can be special for someone. By this I don't mean getting an allowance for chores from parents, but somehow making some cash independent of family. In my case…

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@ionescur Jan 29, 2018, 1:23 PM UTC

Measuring Advice: 12 Rules for life – useful or not?

I wrote before about Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson. He is doing the interview circuit as we speak because he is slinging his new book, 12 Rules for Life. It is sort of a self-help book, and t…

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@ionescur Jan 27, 2018, 1:05 PM UTC

Good advice vs. useless advice

The self-help genus is one of the more popular one when it comes to book sales and is, in my view, mostly nonsense. Not all, mind you, but much. And so is advice. Most advice is meaningless. It does…

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@ionescur Jan 26, 2018, 7:00 AM UTC

Cultural Marxism: threat to Civilization or Conspiracy Theory?

The title phrase Cultural Marxism is... controversial to say the least and what one thinks of it may be simply a mirror of ones ideology. It can be rather en vogue among areas of the right and someti…

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@ionescur Jan 25, 2018, 7:21 AM UTC

Arguing with the left: case study Jordan Peterson

I assume everyone who is interested in this sort of things has seen the Channel 4 interview of Jordan Peterson by Cathy Newman. It went rather viral in certain corners of the internet. So why am I me…

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