Flagellantism Is the New Political Ritual
The old FedEx envelope was clever, a work of art even, optimistic and colorful, signifying speed and progress. What a…
[This piece was commissioned by Hillsdale College and presented on campus October 27, 2023] It’s an impossible task to explain…
The answer to the question “Will they ever admit to being wrong?” is of course: no. I’m speaking in particular…
What was the fundamental error of the Covid response? We’ve yet to come to terms with it. It traces to…
The old FedEx envelope was clever, a work of art even, optimistic and colorful, signifying speed and progress. What a…
It’s been a continuing mystery for three years, at least to me but many others too. In October 2020, in…
It’s a shift worth marking. New York Magazine is featuring an article called “COVID Lockdowns Were a Giant Experiment. It…
This is not about whether there is such a thing as a literal social contract. The phrase has always been…
In the course of almost four years, and really dating back a decade and a half, I’ve managed to read…
There is an old expression: “Success has a thousand fathers but failure is always an orphan.” It’s a spin on…
Jeremy Farrar’s book from August 2021 is relatively more candid than most accounts of the initial decision to lock down…
On March 6, 2020, the mayor of Austin, Texas, canceled the biggest tech and arts trade show in the world,…
One reporter has proven brave enough not to take the deal. The deal is: you can interview Trump provided you…
“Experts have long doubted the effectiveness of phenylephrine,” which is a common ingredient in DayQuil, NyQuil, Sudafed, Mucinex, and others.…