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Scattered thoughts on scattered topics. (See MathIntee Political Post for more focused analysis of voting, elections, and mathematics.)
Nov 16, 2021 • 
Tomas McIntee
Zheng He and the Ming treasure ships
Did the Ming really build 450' long superships?
Jul 30 • 
Tomas McIntee
China is not ancient
It's old, but not superlatively old, and some parts are very new.
Jul 13 • 
Tomas McIntee
Why is Sabrina Carpenter unattractive?
What on Earth is going on between man-Twitter and woman-Twitter?
Jun 15 • 
Tomas McIntee
Tariffs & the neoliberal consensus
Part of a cross-topic series
Apr 27 • 
Tomas McIntee
Why "The Great Gatsby" isn't all that great
It's a great piece of genre fiction - but not a true great classic. And it's not alone.
Mar 10 • 
Tomas McIntee
The phantom of the lazy genius
Why the relationship between intelligence and success is stronger than myth makes it
May 4, 2024 • 
Tomas McIntee
The decline and fall of the British imperial navy
A case study in incumbency and global economic dominance
Apr 27, 2024 • 
Tomas McIntee
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