The real key to intelligence is being able to maintain opposing views on an issue and still function.

F. Scott Fitzgerald On First-Rate Intelligence – Personal Growth – Medium “Thetest of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability…

WHEN pollsters ask Americans which party they plan to vote for in the elections for the House of Representatives this November, those preferring the Democrats lead those preferring the Republicans by around seven percentage points. But this does not mean the Democrats are a shoo-in to win the House. The Economist’s statistical model of the race for control of the House of Representatives—which uses this sort of “generic ballot” polling, along with other data—currently says that, although the likelihood of a Democratic majority in the popular vote is a remarkable 99.9%.

Impact Bonds designed to pay for specific outcomes used to ensure Indian girls go through school.

Development-impact bonds designed to pay for specific outcomes used to ensure Indian girls go through school.

If a girl in a poor country goes to school, she will probably have a more comfortable life than if she stays at home. She will be less likely to marry while still a child, and therefore less likely to die in childbirth. So, not surprisingly, there is an Indian charity that tries to get girls into school and ensure they learn something, and there are Western philanthropists willing to pay for its work.