Archive - First Toil, then the Grave

The blacks of Ireland are not the blacks of America (2022 census update)

and not every issue affecting the blacks of America affects the blacks of Ireland in the same way

Jul 3 •

First Toil, then the Grave

May 2025

Alternative lifestyle choices work great - for alternative people

And it's important to know which one you are, before you mess up your life

May 19 •

First Toil, then the Grave

April 2025

POSIWID, deepities and scissor statements

A response to Scott Alexander, with whom I largely agree

Apr 15 •

First Toil, then the Grave

January 2025

Conservatives do not have a monopoly on fear of crime

As a literal-minded person, I am once again asking for connotation not to completely supplant denotation

Jan 8 •

First Toil, then the Grave

December 2024

The McGregor verdict and modus ponens

Hypocrisy goes both ways

Dec 12, 2024 •

First Toil, then the Grave

October 2024

A Dyslogy for Ireland's "Hate Speech" Bill

When someone shows you who they are, believe them

Oct 15, 2024 •

First Toil, then the Grave

REPOST: Lies, damned lies and the Washington Post

Substituting a common-sense statistical metric for a less obvious and intuitive one is almost always a red flag for deceit and obfuscation

Oct 11, 2024 •

First Toil, then the Grave

September 2024

An Open Letter to Karla Chubb of Sprints

Is Ireland "full", or isn't it?

Sep 4, 2024 •

First Toil, then the Grave

April 2024

Columbia protests and the "right side of history"

A tremendously dumb argument, especially when made by woke people

Apr 29, 2024 •

First Toil, then the Grave

RETRACTED: Lies, damned lies and the Washington Post

Substituting a common-sense statistical metric for a less obvious and intuitive one is almost always a red flag for deceit and obfuscation

Apr 1, 2024 •

First Toil, then the Grave

March 2024

Covid fallacies, part two

The dramatic conclusion

Mar 29, 2024

Covid fallacies, part one

A reflection on the anniversary of a remarkably trying time for everyone

Mar 22, 2024 •

First Toil, then the Grave

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