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Paraphilias, Pavlov, Potheads & Profundity
Among the more interesting electives I took as an undergraduate was a summer course on “Abnormal Psychology,” a welcome relief from analyzing the geometry of distillation towers. That sounds awfully judgmental these days as a course title, ...
The Scam Economy
Much has been in the news of late regarding fake daycares, fake autism therapy centers, and fake hospices. The scale of the fraud is almost unbelievable, on the order of tens of billions. Since none of these businesses produces legitimate g...
TTF 2025 Year in Review
Here at the Tom File, 2025 featured a total of 16 posts. There would have been 18, but my editor sometimes spikes certain spicy pieces to keep me out of trouble, and they go into the draft vault to be possibly reworked someday in the future...
The Christmas Raid of Lawrence Sullivan Ross
In reflecting on the history of the Great Awokening, it would seem helpful to study those examples where cancellations of historical symbols failed. One of the more notable exceptions is the statue of Lawrence Sullivan Ross at the dead cent...
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