Brownstone Category
Twitter Demanded that I Tell a Lie
This is the most censorious time of my life. Considering how old I am, that’s saying something – but not…
Forget About Covid, They Say
Earlier this year, a phrase was trending because Bari Weiss used it on a talk show: “I’m done with Covid.”…
American Lockdowns Began Two Years Ago Today
Certain dates should live in infamy. One is March 7, 2020. That is the date that the Austin, Texas, Mayor,…
Mardi Gras Saves the World
Reports from Mardi Gras, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 1, 2022, are that lockdowns and mandates are done. It was madness…
Comedy, Tragedy, or Both?
The Saturday Night Live skit on Covid policy is a welcome relief, a cultural sign that rationality has started to…
The Feudal Symbolism of Restaurant Closures
The restaurant has not always been with us. It was a product of the birth of the modern. It allowed…
The CDC Discovers Actual Public Health, Just in Time
One day I’m reading an internal memo commissioned by the Democratic Party to provide advice to dealing with Covid policy.…
A New Age of Barbarism
Political leaders in the US, Canada, Germany, and France – all NATO countries – got back on script yesterday. They…
Follow the Data, They Said, and Then Hid It
Never before has the public had access to so much data on a virus and its effects. For two years,…
The Responsibility of Intellectuals 2.0
Part of the astonishing power of Noam Chomsky’s 1967 essay The Responsibility of Intellectuals (New York Review of Books) was…