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The Return of the Flagellants
The lockdowns have disproportionately targeted fun. No house parties. No travel. Bowling, bars, Broadway, theater, amusement parks, all banned. Weddings,…

The World Health Organization in 2011 Warned Against a “Culture of Fear”
A fine feature of the decentralized network of anti-lockdown Twitter is that it turns up fantastic bits of research that…

An Attempted Media Sandbag: My Experience
I’ve got a day job but try to fit in podcasts and television when possible. I don’t always pay super…

George Melloan, a Giant at the Wall Street Journal, Has Died
George Melloan, who died last week at the age of 92, wrote his last column for the Wall Street Journal…

Lockdown: The New Totalitarianism
Every political ideology has three elements: a vision of hell with an enemy that needs to be crushed, a vision…

Emancipation From Lockdown in Florida
Governor Ron DeSantis has proven it: it is actually possible for a politician to wise up and do the right…

Top Twenty Lessons I’ve Learned in 2020
This year has been a shock. Here is an early sketch of what I think I’ve learned. Governments are fully…

Liberty or Lockdown
I’m very pleased to announce that my book Liberty or Lockdown is now available at Amazon. It includes a foreword…