The Entrenchment of Lockdown Denialism
Daniela Lamas, a critical care doctor at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, has written a terrifying article in the Washington Post.…
The Collapse of Trust in Public Health
Maybe you have noticed the rise in public incredulity toward the coronavirus narrative that you hear all day from…
China’s Role in Global Lockdowns: The Smoking Gun
This time last year, Americans were blindsided by a shocking policy to shut down the US economy to control a…
The Emancipation of Texas
My family moved to Texas from Massachusetts in 1830, six years before Texas became an independent nation. I should say…
Lockdowns Could Reshape American Politics for a Generation, or Several
Lockdowns or not? That’s been the primary question for social, economic, and political organizations for the past year. It’s a…
How Does All of This End?
There is a sense in the air that the pandemic is winding down, and the toxic culture of division, fear,…
Covid Cases, like Political Careers, are Dropping Like Rocks
New York governor Andrew Cuomo, who bears so much responsibility for the state of his windswept state, last year wrote…
Lockdowns and the Texas Power Disaster
Texas is right now consumed in debate over the question of how the catastrophic power and water outages could have…
Minimum Wages Had a Eugenic Intent
All this talk of a $15 national minimum wage prompted me to revisit the standard textbook on economics of the…
A Currency that Rises in Value Will Change Everything
In the early years of the Bitcoin boom, I attended a raucous and truly hilarious conference of newly rich digital…