MathFoundations88: The decline of rigour in modern mathematics

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The Con of Propoganda BY Noam Shpancer Ph.D. FROM Psychology Today

Nudges: Social Engineering or Sensible Policy? by Jared Celniker FROM Psychology Today

Why Should a Libertarian Take Universal Basic Income Seriously? by Edwin G. Dolan FROM Niskanen Center

Why Middle Eastern nations support Trump’s immigration halt BY Spengler FROM Asia Times

Rethinking health reform by Bernard

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2017/02/03/2003664234/1

Trump’s Refugee Ban Isn’t as Un-American as You Think by Savannah Cox FROM The New Republic

A New Scandinavian Buzzword Offers Advice for a Happier Life by Jaime L. Kurtz Ph.D. Jaime L. Kurtz Ph.D. FROM Psychology Today

The Effects of Digital Technology on Reading by Martin L Kutscher M.D. FROM Psychology Today

The Hawala System by Mohammed El-Qorchi FROM The IMF

How Psychoanalysis and Behaviorism Helped Create Advertising by Allen J Frances M.D. FROM Psychology Today

The bank for refugees by Chiara Cruciati FROM il manisesto

"The ancient money transfer system hawala, born in the Islamic Middle Ages, is today the main tool for remittances of those arriving in Europe fleeing the war."

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Physician, Heal Thyself by Haider Warraich M.D. FROM Psychology Today

The Hundred-Year Marathon China's Secret Strategy to Replace America as the Global Superpower Book by: Michael Pillsbury Reviewed by: Shoshana Bryen FROM The Jewish Policy Center

"In Korea today, the Jewish Talmud is a best seller. Parents send their children to Talmud classes and businessmen read it at work. Why? Because the Koreans believe that hidden in the Talmud is the secret to long-term Jewish success – not in the nasty, European, anti-Semitic sense that “Jews rule the world,” but in the Asian historical sense that Jews are an ancient people with values and a family structure similar to their own and the success which they want to emulate. . . . But the Koreans are missing something. It isn’t the book that carries the “secrets of the Jews”, but rather the method of teaching and learning—endless questioning and arguing; endless variations on the theme (if you haven’t studied 40 interpretations of each verse of the Bible, you aren’t there yet); the ability—no, the absolute requirement—that students challenge teachers and teachers respond to those challenges. It is accepting the risk of being wrong in front of one’s teachers and peers . . . ."

Negotiations over Taiwan may have begun

China says there are some things that cannot be negotiated. Trump and China may have already entered the first stage of negotiations over Taiwan. Trump appears to be serious about making America great again and he absolutely needs to reduce the national debt BEFORE interest rates go up. China forgives trillions of dollars of US debt and the US hands Taiwan over to China on a silver platter. That's my prediction.

The end of the American Dream By: Simon Wilson FROM Money Week

Alabama Senate passes bill to stop issuing marriage licenses completely by Fr. Mark Hodges FROM Life Site

Growing Far-Right Nationalistic Movements Are Dangerously Anti-Muslim — and Pro-Israel BY Glenn Greenwald FROM The Intercept

The 7 Ways Donald Trump Influenced Voters' Brains by Tim David FROM Psychology Today