A Western Diet, Hold the Worms
Less meat and more fruits and vegetables is probably a first step to a healthier gut. And it’s one that would be appreciated by the friendly bacteria that think of you as the known universe.
During the Crisis, Free Speech Worked Brilliantly
But for X, the last 24 hours would have looked very different: nothing but propaganda, apart from a few marginal places here and there. Therein lies another irony: the way X is managed is increasing trust rather than reducing it.
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Are We Already in Recession?
My base case has been that we’re repeating the 1970s disaster driven by out-of-control government spending and out-of-control Fed money printing. The official numbers are matching that almost to a tee.
Administrative State Power Suffers Major Blow
The court basically determined that, just because Congress fails to do its job, it is not acceptable for executive branch administrative agencies to step in and substitute their opinions in the absence of clearly stated Congressional intent.
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The Fraught Relationship between Science and Power
The biggest breakthroughs in the history of science usually come from the outsiders. So there’s a paradox in that proper science often dies when it makes an unholy alliance with the state.
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Standing…The Myth, The Legend, The Lie
Regarding the Murthy v. Missouri aftermath, I’m hearing a lot of confusion about the ruling and its implications on Americans’ everyday lives, so I’m going to explain it here to help clear up the misconceptions that abound.
The Political Imprisonment of Steve Bannon
National political leaders and thought leaders are scared, going quiet, and complying in the wake of Steve Bannon’s arrest, hoping that this silence will buy them freedom from a similar fate.
Censors Everywhere We Look
Some commentary on the debate went back and forth in the Group. I received an email from Google Groups stating that they had “permanently removed” my content because “an external report flagged the content for illegal content or policy violations.”
The History We Make Today
‘Progress’ in the traditional sense under these circumstances? Not likely. Today it seems more advisable to do our best to make history by imagining a position where humanity can start afresh, but with less innocence.
The Pandemic Excuse for a Corporatist Coup
The indemnification of pharma from liability for harm needs to be repealed. But even more fundamentally, the quarantine power itself has to go, and that means the full repeal of the Public Health Services Act of 1944.
Immunology Needs Physics Envy
Kudos to the physicists for their humility and honesty in admitting what they don’t know. But this makes the arrogance of immunology all the more glaring by comparison. Immunology is stuck in an 18th century paradigm.
G3P: Global Public-Private Partnerships and the UN
The WEF does not have an electoral mandate, and none of us have any opportunity to influence its judgments. Yet, it is working in partnership with our governments, the United Nations, and various G3P stakeholders to redesign the planet.
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