The proposed hate speech laws are just several of a grab-bag of reforms that, if passed, will necessarily curtail free speech. While these laws may be well-intentioned, an (unintended?) effect will be to put free speech under siege Down Under.
Proposed Hate Speech Laws Abound in Australia Continue Reading
The exploration of whether or not the gulf between Science and The Humanities can be bridged will have to be put on hold. Sadly, both of those quests have been poisoned the Postmodernism into which we have rapidly descended.
Science, The Humanities, and Postmodernist Poison Continue Reading
We lived through one of the most staggering human rights violations in recent history. At the heart of this crisis lies the crossing of two fundamental Rubicons: the erosion of the First Amendment and the violation of the Nuremberg Code.
Echoes of Tyranny: The Forgotten Lessons from History Continue Reading
That the contrast between good and evil might be clear-cut in a given moment of history, I do not dispute. The problem comes when we put that particular and necessarily time-bound case of evil “in a box.” Why?
In a recent piece in the New York Times, Dr. Rachel Bedard – who specializes in “medicine and criminal justice” – said the world needs to move on from the whole Covid catastrophe, the pandemic response, and the wholesale destruction of liberties.
Bedard: From Covid Amnesty to Covid Amnesia Continue Reading
One cannot ignore the possibility that certain actions could occur which may, indeed, trigger the use of nuclear weapons by Russia, and then, in retaliation, by NATO countries, or vice versa. One can only hope that cool heads will prevail.
Schopenhauer: Humanity’s Fall to Irrationality Continue Reading
In this study we aim to quantify some of the more egregious biases in inflation statistics in order to get us closer to a true understanding of inflation since 2019, hence of true economic growth since 2019.
I observed Governor Tim Walz’s handling of the 2020 Covid-19 crisis in Minnesota with increasing concern. What started as a two-week pause quickly evolved into a series of questionable policy decisions that contravened scientific reasoning, constitutional rights, and fiscal responsibility.
With the national health crisis, food debauchery, and farm exploitation suddenly jumping to headlines via RFK, Jr., numerous people have offered solutions but nothing I’ve seen truly gets to the heart of the problem.
Walz resembles the man who shouts fire in a crowded theater. Claiming a great danger, he incites people to fall in with a political program. But, having heard the shouting—“Save democracy!”—we have some time to discuss and reflect.
The Man Who Shouts Fire in a Crowded Theater Continue Reading
I was interviewed last week about a proposed amendment to our Constitution here in New York, “Proposal Number One” (aka “Prop One”). If we don’t stop it here, then it will come to your state sooner or later.
Prop One: A Trojan Horse of Epic Proportions Continue Reading
It is all too easy, when in the middle of a crisis, to give up. But to fix what ails us, we don’t have to fix everything in one moment or one action. We only need to make a start.
