John Samples

@practicalgolf @Nevstasic Were the benefits equal between those who walk and those who don’t? If not, walking not golf is associated with life expectancy. But questions remain. Do golfers who walk differ from golfers who don’t in ways that might affect life expectancy?

@Nevstasic Benefits were seen across all socioeconomic groups

A Swedish study found the death rate for golfers was 40% lower, corresponding to a 5-year increase in life expectancy. This was based on 300k golfers who mostly walk the course. The benefits were seen across all age groups. The lowest rate of death was observed among the players with the lowest handicaps 😳

@PMatzko You seem to be talking about "within a generation or two" as you mention on the Substack. Seems plausible but how much do we know about political views over the lifecycle? You might think there would be panel studies starting around 1955 but...

@PMatzko Is that true of who actually turns out to vote? At least who is estimated to do so?

Conservative Christians shouldn't overreact to the satanic Christmas display in Iowa. 🧵

@DrDavidVernon better than Knappertbusch from 1956?

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@SWGoldman And who did Carey McWilliams mentor? Patrick Dineen, of course.

Another dispatch from a different time: Bill Buckley reviewing (Wilson) Carey McWilliams for The New York Times nytimes.com/1973/08/05/arc…

@LouStagner Things are where they are because of markets and prices. What is the next use of land in a major city? There are two very expensive country clubs in NW Washington DC USA surrounded by million dollar houses. They are unusual. Most golfers want less expensive courses.

Why shouldn't golf courses be in major cities? When is a city no longer considered major? What other things do not belong in major cities?

@cobrown @GeneHealy @TPCarney Yes, better than all Beatles songs and almost all Doors. Video top ten all time also.

“Sugar, Sugar” by the Archies is better than 7 out of 10 Beatles songs. Fight me, Boomers.

Also, as luck would have it, this paper we just published is co-authored by @JohnSamplesCato, one of the new Facebook Oversight Board members.

.@JohnSamplesCato from @CatoInstitute shares why he joined the Oversight Board.

Good advice for this platform cato.org/blog/outsourci…

@M_feeney Continue at this pace and you will become a cynical old man!

I'm shocked, shocked I tell you!

@M_feeney Trade comment true and interesting. Prompts question: how does the Constitution limit use of power in relation to other nations? War power. Depends on your view of “executive power” grant I guess. Others?

@JohnSamplesCato But those changes not part of the “Madisonian” document.

These are a few (of the many) reasons why classical liberals should resist use of the term "Madisonian" and reject strict adherence to the US Constitution: -As drafted it allows for local illiberalism -It makes it too easy for Congress to restrict trade -It's too hard to change

@M_feeney Hard for me to recall that not all past monarchs are as worthless as the current lot!

@JohnSamplesCato Of course monarchy can be classically liberal!

@jessekblum @kellymakena He’s reflecting on the ratchet effect.

self isolation is googling everything my cat does to see if it means he loves me

@daphnehk @nicolewong @mdennedy Intermediate liability cases in Roman law need attention. Augustus a great innovator. Model for Trump?

@nicolewong @mdennedy I am on my third jigsaw puzzle. That + the Magnus Archives podcast = distracting multiple parts of my brain at once. Wish I could send some your way.

@Klonick 50k words is a book. Congrats.

This Is Just To Say I have finished the Article 80 pages 50000 words 700 footnotes 2000 sources and which I wrote in 10 months while doing 125 hours of fieldwork Forgive me I have not slept for days and also days