Health Care: Right, Privilege, or Neither?
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Much of the current debate surrounding health care – putting aside momentarily the catastrophic failure of the public health system during the pandemic – is... Read more.
The Consensus Conspiracy
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The difference between the two is the impression of the intent of the group by those on the outside. Conspiracies are manifestly suspect and created out of nefarious... Read more.
Trump’s Covid Response Casts a Long Shadow
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Neither candidate has any reason to bring up the issue of the pandemic response. The situation is somewhat akin to the Mutually Assured Destruction doctrine of... Read more.
The Legal Batteries That Supercharge the Bureaucratic State
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There is a legal thing called “Chevron deference” and it has encouraged the massive growth of the power and scope of the bureaucratic state over the past 40... Read more.
A Field Guide to Dubious Fact-Checking
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To simplify deception detection, here are a few very common and very slippery techniques the fact-checkers use to twist the truth into a lie – and vice-versa –... Read more.
Why are so Many Californians Dying?
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Despite the protestations of certain officials, the state’s death rate has NOT returned to “pre-Covid” levels – in 2019 the year before the pandemic, 270,000... Read more.
The Velvet Fascism of “Protect our Democracy”
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Deciding that a person who has not been charged with, let alone convicted of, insurrection is guilty of insurrection and therefore cannot run for president…that... Read more.
The Hypnotic Rhythm of Dependence
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There was a rhythm to the pandemic. It was a rhythm of nothingness, a blend of day into day. It was a rhythm detached from time, a metronome of stay in, click on,... Read more.
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 items,... 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 and... 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 communities.... Read more.