The Cult of Safety Explodes
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By worshiping at the altar of the safe, we denigrate, delay, and deny the myriad possibilities for human advancement that are inherent in the concept of risk.... Read more.
How “Fact Checking” Obliterates Truth
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For “fact-checking” to have any legitimacy whatsoever, it needs to ditch rating the crazies. It also should start each week with releasing a list of 20 item... Read more.
J. Edgar Lysenko: A Suitable Name for Anthony Fauci
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History is written by the winners and – at this moment in time – Fauci is on the side of the winners and his public image is unblemished, as is his civil an... Read more.
Are 15-Minute Cities Smart?
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While natural neighborhoods can be wonderful supportive safe places, unnatural neighborhoods will exacerbate the problems that do occur in more tightly knit com... Read more.
I Am a Tree and We Need to Ban Leaves
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In the recent past, much of the press has at least tried to somehow shoehorn in an element of possible truth – or at least make things matters of opinion so a... Read more.
Nowhere Man
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One moment, you’re waving to a longtime neighbor. The next, the neighbor is calling the police because you are violating the lockdown. One moment, you have a ... Read more.
The Triumph of the Ulterior Motive
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No longer would it speak truth to power, but it would speak lies on behalf of the powerful and psychologically justify that shift by trying to convince themselv... Read more.
What Good Comes from Gain-of-Function?
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Though almost all lab-based scientific research and advancements carry at least a tiny element of risk, nothing like the level of terminal, global, and trans-ge... Read more.
Denialism: A Woke Way to Stifle Dissent
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Covid denier, climate denier, election denier, science denier - are all bandied about to immediately end debate, tar any difference of opinion as literally in... Read more.
Ineffective Maltruism
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The current fad of the financially fabulous is Effective Altruism, which essentially involves promising to give your money while you are still alive to causes a... Read more.