Brownstone Category
Would You Have Resisted the Imposition of Time Zones?
An intriguing controversy hit much of the civilized planet in the second half of the 19th century. How would we…
Reflections on the Bret Weinstein Interview
Tucker Carlson has conducted a brilliant interview with biologist and podcaster Bret Weinstein, who has been on the Covid case…
A Nation of Non-Compliers
The train wasn’t scheduled for another 20 minutes, so I had a chance to contemplate the official sign on the…
The Real Purge in Academia
[This is the introduction to Conformity Colleges: The Destruction of Intellectual Creativity and Dissent in America’s Universities, by David R.…
The Toilet Paper Canard
Public culture today is replete with excuses for why lockdowns had to happen. Seems like more are being generated by…
The Year that Expertise Collapsed
Getting sick and getting well is part of the human experience at all times in all places. As with other…
Grand Inquisitor Says Oops
Francis Collins was head of the National Institutes of Health – Anthony Fauci’s parent bureaucracy – during the wreckage caused…
How the Madness of Crowds Wrecked Something Navy
Corporate bankruptcies in the US just hit the largest rate since the worst of the lockdowns. It’s a reflection of…
Why We Love the Nutcracker
Many people this holiday season will experience the joy of attending a local performance of The Nutcracker ballet by Pyotr…
This Silence Is Not Golden
At least the UK held public hearings, even if they were gamed from the start. There is a smidgeon of…