Joakim Book, Author at Brownstone Institute

The West Must Never Again Go Totalitarian

By Joakim Book | January 26, 2023

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We might still have food on the shelves — though of worse quality and at much higher prices. We might still have the ability to move and work and travel, but heavily... Read more.

Mattias Desmet on the Totalitarianism of Mass Panic

By Joakim Book | June 12, 2022

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The covid pandemonium was a reminder that even rich, sensible, well-mannered, and well-educated societies can descend into the pits of hell faster than you can cry... Read more.

Skepticism as a New Way of Life

By Joakim Book | February 22, 2022

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This is the story of a tribe of navel-gazing authoritarians imposing rules on the rest of us, rules that don’t make sense, that are routinely flaunted by their... Read more.

Lockdowns Did Not Save Lives, Concludes Meta-analysis

By Joakim Book | January 28, 2022

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The authors are pretty severe in their final conclusions. Lockdowns didn’t meaningfully reduce Covid-19 mortalities: “the effect is little to none.”... Read more.

Is Anyone Going to Accept Responsibility for This?

By Joakim Book | January 12, 2022

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This is the model that will consume all public discussion of the pandemic response in the future: seeking but never finding anyone to bear responsibility. This is... Read more.

Blinded by a Blizzard of Numbers: A Review of Spiegelhalter and Masters

By Joakim Book | December 9, 2021

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There is much to dislike in Spiegelhalter and Masters’ book on the plague year, but considering the partisan and authoritarian nonsense, garbage advice, and terrible... Read more.

The Corruptions of Pharma as a Service

By Joakim Book | December 7, 2021

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But given the corruption in American politics, in its bureaucracy, and most importantly in its media and academic establishments, is it inconceivable to suggest... Read more.