An Interview with a Very Dangerous Man
Between October of 2019 and February 2022 I had a monthly column at the influential Catalan daily Vilaweb. During that…
The Deeper History of ‘Social Distancing’ — the Western Term for Lockdown (封锁)
In April 2020, while most of the world was in strict lockdown, the New York Times published The Untold Story of…
The Prophetic Genius of Ivan Illich
How did the non-conformists and radicals of the 1960s and 1970s, who were also heavily skeptical of the medical-industrial complex…
Governor Andrew Cuomo: From Hero to Goofball in One Seasonal Virus
Oh joy, another book by a hero of lockdowns! This time it is from Andrew Cuomo, who rode the disease-panic…
The Queen Was Forced to be Masked and Alone at Prince Philip’s Funeral
It is regrettable, but the last significant image I have of the Queen is of her sitting alone in St…
The Story of Jared Kushner and His Ventilators
You know the phrase self-aware? It does not apply to Jared Kushner, the former president’s son-in-law. He somehow winnowed his…
Stop Vaccinating Children for Covid: It’s Neither Medically Justified Nor Ethical
As time passes, Covid policy is proving to be a bigger threat than Covid disease. Promoted as an initial protection…
Stop Vaccinating Children: It’s Neither Medically Justified Nor Ethical
As time passes, Covid policy is proving to be a bigger threat than Covid disease. Promoted as an initial protection…
Government by the People: Is It Possible?
The Gettysburg Address celebrated “government of the people, by the people, for the people,” echoing the ideals of the Enlightenment:…
A World on Fire
Every day, news reporters, traders, and workers of all sorts the world over wake to do their work as they…