How Not To Do It: Iran Edition

I guess it’s just part of the “political goon mindset” to want to be photographed standing in front of important-looking things. Donald Trump and his nachos, Kim Jong Un and his nuclear weapons explosive-lens carving CNC machine, and Rouhani by his breeder reactor control panel.

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Counter-Balance That With “Less Likely to Assault Co-Workers”

Standardized testing (and its evil offspring, IQ testing) are an expression of people’s desire to determine other peoples’ worth without having to actually get to know them. It’s pervasive, and unfortunately it’s better than some alternatives because it turns out that a lot of people will simply reject a client because of their skin color, gender, attractiveness, etc. In other words, standardized testing may suck but it’s not as bad as letting other people make hiring/admission decisions.

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