De Civitate

You can't get these stories anywhere else! Nice, juicy gossip from a generation ago -- shedding interesting light on our confirmation process.

- James J. Heaney

"Nate Silver is always right" is something Nate Silver himself would never say, since it's all just probabilities... but have you seen his Brier scores? He's right often enough that his is the only election forecast you can take to the bank in 2024.

- James J. Heaney

History and literature, but just... very good? I don't know what to tell you, but I read a lot of Evan Triangle.

- James J. Heaney

Smart takes on some of the 21st-century cognitive traps our brains are ill-prepared to avoid.

- James J. Heaney

I know Chris IRL, and his Substack reflects his reality: always challenging, always thought-provoking, often disagreeing without being disagreeable.

- James J. Heaney