The battle we kicked off with the Great Barrington Declaration is hardly over. Make no mistake: it’s the ideas held in the public mind that drives this narrative of history, not ultimately industrial profits and not government power.
The Coup, the Calamity, and the Conspiracy Continue Reading
In the nonprofit world, they last and last. So long as the money is flowing, and the bills are being paid, the rest takes care of itself. The lesson for donors: know the difference between an organization with a purpose and an obvious racket.
The Nonprofit Racket Continue Reading
I didn’t want to feed my soul into a machine. That was my instinct when AI tools started appearing everywhere – not concern about jobs, but something deeper. These tools promise to make us smarter while making us more dependent.
AI, Inevitability, and Human Sovereignty Continue Reading
Frugality is not a set of instructions; it is a mindset of buying only what you need, saving what is valuable, and throwing out only what is useless. It’s sport and delightful.
The Spirit of Frugality Continue Reading
For the purposes of containing China’s influence and aggressive behaviour, there is no more important partner for the US than India. That strategic partnership is under threat from an explosive combination of American arrogance and unilateralism and Indian hubris and prickliness.
Trump’s Art of the Deal Collides with Modi’s ‘India First’ Policy Continue Reading
It’s time to start paying people to take vaccines to boost take-up. That’s according to Dr. Raymond Duch, an Oxford academic writing in the Financial Times. This is the lesson he’s taken from the Covid pandemic, apparently.
Oxford Academic Says It’s Time to Start Paying People to Take Vaccines Continue Reading
The infrastructure is visible to those willing to see it. The systematic replacement of natural systems with artificial ones has reached into every domain—money, health, education, information. What began as isolated changes has revealed itself as a coordinated operation.
From Fiat Everything to Real Everything Continue Reading
While male health seemed to bounce back, mortality and disabilities in women continue to rise above earlier trends and are not expected to solve themselves soon. This might cause a fundamental change in the dynamics of the gender mortality gap.
A Hidden Post-Pandemic Decline of Female Health Continue Reading
While the specific figures combine data from multiple sources, the trend is undeniable: in 1950, over half of 30-year-olds were married homeowners. By 2025, some analysts project that number as low as 13%.
The Boomer Mirage Continue Reading
As long as societies maintain a system of ordered liberty, and encourage economic growth and unlimited human potential, TB will remain kept at bay, much as M. tuberculosis is contained in the lungs by our TB-adapted immune system.
Tuberculosis: Romance and Vampires Continue Reading
Why do organizations and companies die while cities seem to live on? Why did the Western Roman Empire end in 476 A.D while the Eastern counterpart lasted for almost another 1,000 years?
Why Organizations Die While Cities Live Forever Continue Reading
Sure, Zohran Mamdani, surprise winner of the Dem primary for New York City mayor, is an ultra-left-wing wackadoo. But it occurs to us that this veritable assault on sanity deserves a more profound rebuke than the one the Donald fired off.
Zohran Mamdani—Bastard Son Of 33 Liberty Street Continue Reading
