A recent medical study found an association between tattoos and malignant lymphoma, with a 21% increased risk of this type of cancer in tattooed persons. Published in the Lancet (oh, the irony!), the paper notes that tattoo ink contains known …
The Sorrows of Empire
Metaphors And Historical Understanding
There is no such thing as fully objective history, and that’s for a simple reason. History is generated in narrative form, and the creation of every narrative—as Hayden White made clear four decades ago—necessarily involves the …
Former CDC Director Admits the Truth
Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, anyone who questioned lockdowns, mask mandates, the lab leak, or school closures was vilified by the media, politicians, and the “expert” community.
Unproven policies without any supporting evidence, as even Dr. …
How Did a Small Group Do This?
A very interesting study appeared last week by two researchers looking into the pandemic policy response around the world. They are Drs. Eran Bendavid and Chirag Patel of Stanford and Harvard, respectively. Their ambition was straightforward. They wanted to examine …
Cochrane U-Turn on Physical Interventions
In March 2023, Cochrane stated it was engaging with the authors of the Cochrane review on ‘Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses’ that Tom is the lead author of.
Under pressure from a New York Times social …
The Confiscation of Reality
The UK Meteorological Office has just reported that we have enjoyed the hottest May on record.
Meanwhile, those of us who have lived in the UK during May have endured unseasonal cold and rain, and have complained to one another …
A Court Victory over Vaccine Mandates
Health Freedom Defense Fund (HFDF), California Educators for Medical Freedom, and individual plaintiffs have won their appeal in the Ninth Circuit on LAUSD’s Employee Covid Vaccination Mandate.
Health Freedom Defense Fund et. al, led by the exceptional legal team of …
Is Wellness a Gateway to Right-Wing “Fascism?”
I know the Guardian is a left-wing socialist rag, but even for them – their article titled “Everything you’ve been told is a lie!’ Inside the wellness-to-fascism pipeline” is so over the top obnoxious and bigoted that I can’t help …
Over 100 Ivermectin Studies: A Summary
If you hear your pharmacist, physician, or academic dean parrot the malignant regurgitated trope of “Ivermectin doesn’t work for Covid” or that there is “no evidence” or “no data” to support ivermectin’s use in Covid-19, send them this meta-analysis summary …
Bird Flu, Fear, and Perverse Incentives
A 59-year-old man unfortunately died in Mexico in late April. Having been bed-bound for weeks and suffering from type-2 diabetes and chronic renal failure, he was at high risk from respiratory virus infection.
It became newsworthy, and the World Health …
Without Community and Boundaries, They Win
On May 11, 2024, an NFL placekicker, who happens to be a traditional Catholic, gave a commencement address to a tradition-friendly Catholic college on traditional Catholic themes and received a standing ovation. Nothing surprising happened that day, and yet the …
‘Teflon Tony’ Survives the Hot Seat
Former director of NIAID Tony Fauci at Capitol Hill June 3, 2024.
US Congressional hearings probing the origins of Covid-19 continued this week, with Tony Fauci, former Director of the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), in the …
Teflon Tony Coasts through ‘Grilling’
Nobody on the Committee asked this question.
I watched the final 2 1/2 hours of hearings of the House Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic where Dr. Anthony Fauci was questioned by Committee members. My initial takeaways from this hearing include:
* Take-away No. 1 (the …
Nihilism Strikes with a Vengeance
We live in what is probably the most nihilistic era in the history of humankind. Most English-speaking people have probably heard the term, ‘nihilism,’ but I’m willing to bet that not many know its precise meaning. The term comes from …
The Supreme Court Just Gave Us Hope
The Supreme Court handed down a victory for political freedom last week in National Rifle Association v. Vullo that may lay the groundwork for lawsuits featuring dissidents against the Covid regime, including Berenson v. Biden and Murthy v. Missouri.
In …