People are outraged by the bizarre grotesquerie of the Paris Olympics opening ceremony. Many are saying “they’ve gone too far” – They being, perhaps, the French Olympic Committee, or maybe the International Olympic Committee, or maybe…who knows? In any event, they cannot engage in overt mockery …
History, Technology, and a Balanced Attitude
The current generation stands before a gigantic irony of history – at least if human history is considered, as it has been since the 19th century, as a history of development. It was not only the Romantic Movement’s interest in …
What Happened to American Civics?
Man in tricorn hat at Bicentennial celebration, July 1975; Diana Mara Henry, https://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/muph051-s01a-i00035
My son’s school assigned a civics project for summer vacation. The project’s scope is expansive and spans from explaining the history and functions of the three branches …
Missouri v. Biden/Kennedy v. Biden Update
As I explained in previous posts, back in 2023 the District Court combined (enjoined) our Missouri v. Biden case against government censorship with a similar case, Kennedy v. Biden, filed in the same court by plaintiffs Robert F. Kennedy, Jr, …
Canada’s “Worst Decline in 40 Years”
Canada’s standard of living is on track for its worst decline in 40 years, according to a new study by Canada’s Fraser Institute.
The study compared the three worst periods of decline in Canada in the last 40 years – the …
Ten Points About Post-Lockdown Economics
The sudden economic lockdown of March 2020, the world over, was one of the more shocking moments in history. The very core of the economic problem from the beginning of recorded time was getting more of what people needed to …
Ten Points About Post-Lockdown Economics
The sudden economic lockdown of March 2020, the world over, was one of the more shocking moments in history. The very core of the economic problem from the beginning of recorded time was getting more of what people needed to …
The Politicization of Medical Research
I read the July 19, 2024 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association and realized that my profession, or at least the publication of medical articles, has seemingly become just an extension of a political party. It reinforced my memory of …
Conservatives Cancel the Cancellers
Calls for deportation of a comedy band over a failed joke and efforts to get ordinary working-class people sacked for saying terrible things out loud…
These are the kinds of actions one might expect from a progressive woke cancel culture …
The Dark Arts of Psychology: Nudges
During the Covid crisis, nudging emerged as one of the primary psyops tools used by globalists, governments, NGOs, and “security” (intelligence) forces against us ordinary folk.
Recently, a number of peer-reviewed papers have come to light, exposing just how pervasive …
Biden and the Media’s ‘Anti-Disinformation Campaign
The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
― George Orwell, 1984
For years the media, “fact-checkers,” and “anti-disinformation” initiatives told the public there was nothing wrong with …
Immutable Rules Made Mutable in the New Age
Even just a few years ago, there was a certain certainty about the world, about society.
Now there is only probability and it’s as if civilization has been forced to shift from a Newtonian worldview to a quantum consideration.
That …
From Science Chief to Minister of Controversy
Yesterday, it was announced that the former Government Chief Scientific Adviser (2018-2023), Sir Patrick Vallance has been appointed as Minister of Science in Keir Starmer’s new government. He will serve as a Minister of State (Minister for Science) in the …
NIH’s Latest Desperate Attempt to Incite Fear
The response to the Covid-19 pandemic revealed many concerning aspects of how government functions and how committed individuals and institutions are to maintaining their preferred narratives.
Truth, data, science, evidence…apparently none of those matter relative to the importance of ensuring …
Why Denial Persists
We recently returned from a conference in Lisbon, Portugal, where we spent several days after the event’s conclusion exploring this beautiful city and its environs. While there, walking Lisbon’s famed ‘seven hills,’ mostly surrounded by throngs of other visitors – …