useful questions

1. What would you do if success was guaranteed?

I'd be a writer or maybe a scientist.

2. What would you do if you had unlimited money and no obligations?

Probably most of the same things I do now. I'd live a simple, peaceful life. I'd read, write, walk, swim, make AI art, tinker, travel, date, and spend time with family and friends. 

The only big difference is that I'd buy a plot of land and put a mobile home on it. 

3. What would you do if you were immortal and had eternal youth?

I'd go to Mars to help build a settlement there. Maybe every few decades, I'd head back to earth for a vacation. 

Speaking of space colonization, it's a terrible idea for many reasons. The money and effort would be better used making sure civilization survives on earth for thousands of years to come. 99% of species go extinct within 15 million years. 

Building a Marsbase is a Horrible Idea: Let’s do it!

How We Could Build a Moon Base TODAY – Space Colonization 1

the dilemma

Often, actions that are politically feasible won't help, and actions that would help are too unpopular to be politically feasible.

So in order to get anywhere, politicians have practice strategic hypocrisy: promise a popular policy and then implement the unpopular one. It's like putting pet medicine in a piece of cheese to get a dog to swallow it.

As a public service, below are some of my suggestions on how to sell necessary but unpopular policies.

Measure: repeal the minimum wage 

Slogan: Maximizing Employment Act

Measure: school vouchers

Slogan: Helping Our Teachers Act

Measure: abolish the income tax

Slogan: Fairness for Working Families Act

The magic words are: children, families, working, freedom, teachers, defense, security, fair, smart, care

Measure: cut military spending 90%

Slogan: Smart Defense and Security Act

lying about crime

There is black on white homicide almost every day in the US, but unless it's particularly heinous (such as the Metcalf stabbing with many witnesses or the Zarutska stabbing caught on video), it rarely makes the national news. What does often make the national news are police killings of black Americans and white on black homicides. 

20 black-on-white homicides found in June, 2026 — 22 total, including updates, by Kenn Gividen - The Unz Review

Most journalists in the US are liberal and use their jobs to push the agenda of the Democratic Party. Among other things, this involves stoking black resentment against whites whenever possible. The Democratic Party styles itself as the protector of minorities, so they do their best to frighten them with stories of oppression in order to get their votes. Their propaganda works.

Black Parents Explain | How to Deal with the Police: Arriell & Antjuan | Cut

The man who wrote the article below ended up getting fired, but it makes for entertaining reading. The gist is to stay away from American blacks unless you know them personally. 

The Talk: Nonblack Version - Taki's Magazine

YouTube is now filled with videos from police cameras showing the reality of crime in the US. Here is a simple traffic stop that escalated into a high-speed chase and a fatal car crash, all because the driver and occupants refused to follow simple and lawful commands.

From Civil Infraction to 7-15 Years in Prison

The Color of Crime - American Renaissance

The bottom line is that black Americans commit more crime. That's why they have more interactions with the police and why more of them end up in prison. Denying this reality does no good.

Race: A Very, Very Dismal Reality - American Renaissance

Fortunately, some black Americans recognize the problems in their community and are trying to push things in a positive direction.

Read a Book (Dirty Version)

Chris Rock - How not to get your ass kicked by the police!

White Americans are taught early on that racism is bad, and the vast majority believe that it is. It's easier to find white Americans who believe the earth is flat than truly believe blacks are an inferior race. 

mensa, iq, and race

Mensa, the organization for those in the top 2% for IQ (IQ greater than or equal to 130), has statistics about its demographics:

Demographics

There's selection bias since people choose to join Mensa. It says the US Mensa group has about 40,000 members. It has breakdowns for education, age, and gender, but nothing about race or ethnicity. The relationship between IQ and race has been a taboo topic for a long time. 

Over at BET (Black Entertainment Television) they say the US Mensa group has 57,000 members and 

362 are black. I'm not sure how BET got this information. Mensa must keep track and provides such info for a fee.

The Best and the - Image 1 from Pure Genius: Black Mensa Members | BET

Anyway, 362 is less than 1% of the total. 

If we work from the oft-cited figure that black Americans have an average IQ of 85, about 1% will have IQs of 130 and above. And given that black Americans are about 12% of the population, they will be less than 1% of Americans who have IQs over 130. 

math breakdown

Standard deviation is 15, 130 is 3 standard deviations above. 99.7% of data in a bell curve is within 3 standard deviations of the mean. 1 - 0.997 = 0.003. 0.003/2 = 0.0015 or 0.15%

362/57000 = 0.0063 or 0.63%

This suggests that a higher percent of black people with IQs over 130 join Mensa as compared to whites.

war - a simple guide for american leaders

How to make war

1. If you are already at war, finish it before starting a new one.

2. Pick ONE country to bomb. This is important. 

3. Pick at least one other country to help with the bombing. If you can't get help, stop. Do not go to step 4.

4. Bomb the shit out of the country you picked in step 2. This should not take more than a month. 

5. Declare victory whether they surrender or not.

6. STOP bombing them.

suggested schedule and activities for gifted and talented children

In the US, this refers to children with IQs 130 or higher. They are in the top 2% for intelligence and do best with self-directed learning.

Places to take them: above all, libraries. After that, museums, zoos, aquariums, planetariums, and escape rooms. Regular weekend trips should be enough. If they can volunteer at these places or partner with a mentor there, they should. 

If they're in public school, they should try to skip grades and graduate early. Schools are designed around an IQ range of 85 to 115. 

Set a limit of about an hour of reading per day. One movie per day is acceptable. An hour of TV and video game time per day is reasonable. That covers about four hours. 

Ideally, they should have some project they are working on that takes up most of their time during the day. This can include gardening, painting, drawing, writing, playing music, building models, solving puzzles, science experiments, or playing chess. Fours per day during the week should be enough.

Intellectual children often lack physical fitness. Running, swimming, weightlifting, and martial arts can counteract this. Scouting and 4H are great places for such children to socialize. If nothing else, long walks and bike rides build endurance and resilience. 

It's very easy to get such children to do chores if you pay them. They should start working part-time as soon as they can. 

They should conceal their intelligence, follow their passions, and take the path of least resistance. 

suggested homeschool schedule

I hope to have kids someday and ideally homeschool them with the help of a stay-at-home mom. It probably won't work out that way, but it's useful to consider the ideal case. Kids should help with cooking and cleaning. Actual school would last six hours with 30 minutes each for 12 periods:

1. copying dictionary (for handwriting, spelling, vocabulary, and reading comprehension)

2. reading the Bible (for moral instruction, cultural awareness, and reading comprehension)

3. math (emphasis on arithmetic up to algebra)

4. music (listening and playing/singing)

5.  art (appreciation and drawing/painting)

6. walk outside

7. Spanish or another foreign language

8. science (alternate biology, chemistry, physics, astronomy)

9. geography

10. history

11. news

12. poetry

0700 to 0800 - hygiene and breakfast

0800 to 1200 - school

1200 to 1300 - lunch

1300 to 1500 - school

1500 to 1600 - chores

1600 to 1700 - sports/strength training/cardio

1700 to 1800 - dinner

1800 to 1900 - TV and video games

1900 to 2000 - hygiene

2000 to 2200 - movie

2200 to 0600 - sleep

weekend and summer schedule

0900 to 1000 - hygiene and breakfast

1700 to 1800 - dinner 

2000 to 2200 - movie