Right now, the Trump administration has many solid arguments and allies to demand a serious assessment of WHO actions and inactions during Covid, its poorly evidenced approach to pandemics in general, and seize the momentum for change.
The History of Failed Exits Continue Reading
What “Reaction” might cause a “Problem” for the tyrant when we consider the “Solution” that is the under 16 social media ban? “Problems” as such don’t even necessarily have to be related to the “Solution”. Just be a problem.
When the Solution Is Tyranny, Be a Problem Continue Reading
One thing I can guarantee is that this administration will not be perfect and will not fulfill all of our hopes and dreams. But it may move the ball away from globalism, gender reassignment surgery, wokeism, DEI, ESG, and socialism.
Trump’s Populism in Historical Context Continue Reading
The bureaucracy will have to slough off its meaningless bits, the parts that only communicate with other bureaucracies, and the fewer bureaucrats that are left around means the less chance they will invent new work for themselves.
Can DOGE Handle the Bureaucratic Imperative? Continue Reading
What record labels achieved manually in hip-hop—identifying, redirecting, and commodifying authentic expression—would become the template for digital control. Just as executives learned to transform street culture into profitable products, algorithms would soon automate this process at global scale.
Capturing the Counterculture Continue Reading
When was the last time you talked with a young person about what it means to live a good life as it is conceived of outside the parameters of economic gain or the game of acquiring reputation chits?
The Limits of Transactionalism Continue Reading
The mechanisms of cultural control we see today were built over more than a century. To understand how we arrived at this point, we must trace the historical foundations of these systems and the architecture of control that shaped them.
The Architecture of Control Continue Reading
King James I claimed a “divine right” to unlimited power in England, sparking fierce clashes with Parliament. Since the 9/11 attacks, some of the same principles have been advanced in this nation, but few people recognize the historical roots.
Witches, Covid, and Our Dictatorial Democracy Continue Reading
What I find rather striking post-Covid is the toll the Covid era took on holiday traditions. A few times per season, upon asking others about their holiday plans, they give some standard answer before adding how things aren’t like before.
Bowling Alone on Christmas in Bedford Falls Continue Reading
Just as taxpayer-funded research paved the way for the Covid-19 pandemic through gain-of-function experiments in Wuhan, the government’s blind spot—or complicity—in fostering addiction treatment models fueled by profit underscores its failure to protect its citizens.
Empowered by the State, Condemned by the Crisis: The Purdue Paradox Continue Reading
We have to wait now before enough people realize that Science – the central ideology of our civilization – is in ruins. Christianity was saved by the separation of Church and State. To save Science, an equally daring step will be needed.
The Rise and Fall of Western Science Continue Reading
What’s left is a pleasant and cohesive story that follows a direct and unsurprising plot, reminiscent of the 1971 film Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory but without the dryness or wacky turns. Instead, Wicked is pure kitsch and sparkle.
Something Wicked Your Way Comes Continue Reading
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