Chaos and the Birth of Order
It should be clear, that like the violent and random clashing of the beads in the Galton Board, medicine, language, art, and the things that make us Human are all chaotic processes, and they all produce a hidden order.
Anthony Fauci and the Collapse of Scientific Authority
Anthony Fauci is now facing intense scrutiny. Many outside academia describe this as his fall from grace, while universities and medical institutions continue to celebrate him as a heroic public servant and scientific authority.
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Smart Enough to Be Wrong
Brownstone Institute has reminded so many of us what collegiality is all about. It’s not about scorekeeping, one-upmanship, or purity tests. It’s about dialogue, connection, and the ability to consider other ideas without cancelling the other person.
A Romp through the Fauci Diaries: Fame Turns to Shame
Every citizen needs to read these diaries. I’ve likely missed many important details herein. Even in the next century, there will be people talking about their two terrible years in childhood, forced to wear a mask and then jabbed with gene therapy.
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GenderSpeak: Weaponizing Gender Against Sex
Words should not be propaganda that blocks thought; disagreement is no crime. And sex is reality, while gender is not. The concept and the word “gender” should be abandoned by people who respect either accuracy or truth.
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The Hinge of History That Was 2020
Senator Rand Paul’s (R-KY) efforts to compel honesty from Anthony Fauci, and Senator Ron Johnson’s (R-WI) indefatigable efforts to chronicle shot harm (they knew the risks), are both deeply honorable. But they are only the beginning of necessary efforts.
Has Automation Stolen What It Means to Be Human?
This automation of human work poses a real existential crisis. Giving up these wonderful ritualistic habits that translate to being able to eat that day, or being with our loved ones, has lead us nowhere but isolated and dependent.
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The Death of Reading
Academics refer to this period as the “reading revolution.” Reading was as much an indulgence as carnivals and music halls. And this habit lasted, in one form or another, until recently when reading for enjoyment started to tank.
The Declaration of Independence at 250: What Does It Tell Us?
John Adams stated that “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.” Are we modern Americans composed of the stuff needed to save our Republic?
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The Army ROTC Taught Me to Never Call Independence Day ‘The 4th of July’
America was founded on a set of beliefs and convictions—what Thomas Jefferson described as self-evident truths that were proclaimed in the 1776 Declaration of Independence and then protected by the Bill of Rights and the Constitution.
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Reclaiming the Third Space
Third spaces offer something many of us are now missing: identity flexibility. They are places where we are not reduced to our roles. We are simply human among other humans. Without that middle space, identity collapses inward.
Do Democrats Know What a Man Is?
I doubt if Democrats have the self-awareness to realize that the young men about whom they evince concern have been alienated by the identity politics with which liberals have beaten them senseless for decades. Democrats need to put down this club.