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Why the Spirit Level is wrong

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The Spirit Level really is trash science. Sorry lefties, but it is.

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dearieme
dearieme
15 years ago

By what mechanism is it supposed that “inequality” kills?

diogenes1960
diogenes1960
15 years ago

wow! impressive…this guy should be let loose on the climate models

Gene Berman
Gene Berman
15 years ago

diogenes1960:

No real use–they’ll just find another line on which to hang similar dirtywash.

And, no matter what objections to whatever data are raised (and thoroughly supported), they’ll just bleat “but how ’bout all these other studies by all these other respectable scientists that found something somewhat similar to what you’ve critcized about what this one’s said?”

The subjects vary widely; the methods never do.

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