Monday, July 27, 2020

The Political Class And Its Hatred Of People

The Bloodless Political Class and Its Lack of Empathy: "Power is dangerous even when not used, but deploying it brutally and pointlessly rots the soul. This is a good description of almost the entire ruling class around the world today, save a few civilized countries that never locked down." ~ Jeffrey Tucker

Sunday, July 26, 2020

Month Four of the Panic: Where Is the Evidence?

Month Four of the Panic: Where Is the Evidence?: "If there is no extraordinary evidence, why are there such extraordinary claims and responses? Why has the world medical, social, and economic order been torn apart for a pandemic that looks much like a normal influenza pandemic? These are the questions for which we will be seeking answers for...

The Sickness Of Lockdown Denial

Why Does the New York Times Deny the Obvious?: "It was not the pandemic that blew up our lives, commercial networks, and health systems. It was the response to the virus that did that. The Times needs to learn that it cannot construct a fake version of reality just to avoid responsibility for what they’ve done. Are we really supposed to...

Friday, July 24, 2020

Who Were the Entebbe Hijackers? The Full Story

Who Were the Entebbe Hijackers? The Full Story: The Entebbe Raid of July 4, 1976, is remembered as a high point of counter-terror warfare in general, and of the Israeli contribution to that field in particular. The raid involved astonishing audacity, precise and pinpoint intelligence, great courage

Thursday, July 23, 2020

Fauci Is Wrong: New York Did Not Do it “Correctly”

Fauci Is Wrong: New York Did Not Do it “Correctly”: "The deep human costs of this virus and its corresponding policies have been exacerbated by blind hubris and unfounded pride––which, to no small extent, saw their expression in the conceit of rule by models. Though it might be too little too late, diligent reflection and readjustment in future...

The Models Were Wildly Wrong about Reopening Too

The Models Were Wildly Wrong about Reopening Too: "These flawed models begin with an unproven assumption, namely that lockdowns are effective at combating the coronavirus. The models are therefore automatically calibrated to produce a sharp spike in deaths after the removal of lockdowns or any move toward reopening." ~ Phil Magness

Month Four of the Panic: Where Is the Evidence?

Month Four of the Panic: Where Is the Evidence?: "If there is no extraordinary evidence, why are there such extraordinary claims and responses? Why has the world medical, social, and economic order been torn apart for a pandemic that looks much like a normal influenza pandemic? These are the questions for which we will be seeking answers for...

Sunday, July 12, 2020

Epidemiologists Have Proven Fools

What Economists Can Teach Epidemiologists: "Hysterical, wildly off-the-mark forecasts about COVID-19 will ultimately cause more harm than good, and find their origins in the same set of snags which regularly trip up econometric forecasts. In the epidemiological version, instead of predicting a new Great Depression, they brought an...