One of the very best exposés of the covert, very well-hidden, bellicose attempts to rob all of humanity – barring the miniscule number of psychotic individuals comprising the inimical opposition – of their material possessions and their ‘immaterial’ freedom, was …
Reflections on the Bret Weinstein Interview
Tucker Carlson has conducted a brilliant interview with biologist and podcaster Bret Weinstein, who has been on the Covid case for a very long time. Weinstein speaks with erudition, expertise, and great precision about a number of features of the …
Hope in the Heart of Winter
As winter approaches—unless you’re near the equator—the nights get longer and the sun’s glow loses its warmth. For much of the world, the surrounding environment becomes harsh and even deadly. Landscapes appear empty and lose their color. Few fruits and …
A Nation of Non-Compliers
The train wasn’t scheduled for another 20 minutes, so I had a chance to contemplate the official sign on the door of the huge elevator leading to the platform. It said that only four people are allowed in because we …
When Did the Virus Really Arrive in Italy?
The worldwide spread of the coronavirus for weeks before it was first identified in the dying days of 2019 has continued to fascinate observers, not least because of what it implies for the futility of the extreme interventions based on …
The Big Fail…Failed: A Review
During law school, Professor Alan Hyde, whose office adjoined that of a professor for whom I did research, displayed a multi-paneled Sunday cartoon on his door. The cartoon depicted two students at adjacent desks with their heads down, feverishly taking …
A Firestorm Will Come to the Court in 2024
As the final hours of 2023 draw to a close, and the nascent hours of 2024 begin to emerge, I sit down to write my final article of this year. I must say that 2023 has been a tremendous “awakening” …
The Dark Side of the Force Isn’t Actually Paved in Black
In Star Wars, we could tell Darth Vader was a Bad Guy as his preferred color scheme gave film-goers a strong clue. In the Real World, the villains wear white lab coats and are feted as galaxy-saviors.
I’m not as …
The Final Countdown to CBDC
Though a work of fiction, this story draws inspiration from surveillance technologies that pervade our world today. If left unchecked, the scenario painted within this first chapter could become a hauntingly accurate reflection of life in the not-so-distant future. This …
The Real Purge in Academia
Dissent in America’s Universities, by David R. Barnhizer (Skyhorse Publishing, 2013. It takes on new relevance given events at Harvard and what they reveal about who rises and who falls within the ranks of elite academia and why.]
Covid feels …
A Field Guide to Dubious Fact-Checking
It’s now 2024 – the Associated Press says so.
In case a claim was made that it’s still 2023, the AP wants to assure everyone that that is false.
Now that’s a fact check.
What isn’t a fact check is …
The Toilet Paper Canard
Public culture today is replete with excuses for why lockdowns had to happen. Seems like more are being generated by the day and hour.
Fauci last year started claiming that it had to happen because freezer trucks were filling up …
Why are so Many Californians Dying?
Note – the numbers used below are rounded for simplicity and come from state and federal sources.
Covid has claimed about 105,000 lives in the state since 2020.
In that same time period, 82,000 more Californians died from everything else …
We Often Imitate What We Say We Oppose
There are some incongruous truths that I sometimes spring on interlocutors from time to time to test their mental agility. For example, the fact that from the point of view of actual policies proposed and enacted Richard Nixon was easily …
Kristina Borjesson: Rest in Peace to a Brave Investigator
I worked with Emmy Award-winning Kristina Borjesson on an anthrax letters investigation. She interviewed me several times about Covid and about my Medical Board case. [We filed an appeal of my conviction this week (convicted for having convictions—that sounds right) …