Don Parriott

“Consider the Flynn Effect—the fact that IQ scores gradually increased in the 20th century in countries that tested for it. There’s growing evidence this upward trend began reversing in the 1990s, though the jury is still out.”
― A.G. Riddle, Antarctica Station

“The speaker held a finger up. “I know what some of you are thinking—because it was once my opinion: what does population matter? So what if we have fewer people?” He shrugged theatrically. “Well, consider your own experiences. Consider the towns and cities in your life that have seen gradual population declines. Consider the loss of tax base. The aging population and the lack of resources to deal with those people. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.”
― A.G. Riddle, Antarctica Station

“The free exchange of information and ideas, the lifeblood of a liberal society, is daily becoming more constricted. . . . .The way to defeat bad ideas is by exposure, argument, and persuasion, not by trying to silence or wish them away.”13”
― Ben Shapiro, The Authoritarian Moment: How the Left Weaponized America's Institutions Against Dissent

“Are we raising more moral humans? If you said yes, I’m afraid the studies don’t support that. In fact, several well-designed surveys suggest that empathy levels in college students have declined by about 40% over the past 30 years.”
― A.G. Riddle, Antarctica Station