Blog 3 Columns

Harvard Medical Prof. Says the Government’s Pandemic Response ‘Failed Miserably’0
- Economics
- February 8, 2022
Dr. Stefanos Kales, a professor of medicine at Harvard University, has joined the chorus of voices who are saying the government’s response to the pandemic was a mistake and public health officials should shift to a policy of protecting the vulnerable. “I think what we saw is the danger of turning over public policy and
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Our Unrelenting Obsession with Race and Gender 0
- Culture
- February 7, 2022
Though I generally enjoy my solitary days, living alone as the caretaker for my daughter’s four-bedroom house is not always idyllic. In addition to my own work, I keep the yard shaped up, maintain the house in reasonably good order, and prepare my meals. I try to eat healthy foods but take little pleasure in
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What Matters Most to Nations and Peoples?0
- International
- February 4, 2022
Speaking in Conroe, Texas, last weekend, former President Donald Trump accused his successor of allowing millions of migrants to enter the country illegally across our Southern border. “The most important border … for us is not Ukraine’s border but America’s border,” thundered Trump. “Before Joe Biden sends any troops to defend a border in Europe,
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Kids Keep Getting Their Freedom Later 4
- Culture
- February 4, 2022
On Twitter last week, I asked those born BEFORE 1982 and those born AFTER to tell us what age they were first allowed outside to do things like walk to school or to a friend’s place. And yes, I goofed. If you were born IN 1982, you basically don’t exist. No poll for you! That’s
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A Doctor Considers the COVID-Toxin Connection 0
- Politics
- February 4, 2022
It was mid-December when I came home from my medical practice and told my wife I was not feeling well. She felt ill also. The symptoms were many—fatigue, cough, and a fast heart rate to name a few—and it took about two weeks for most of the illnesses’ effects to work their way out of
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Neil Young and the ’60s Cancel Culture That Continues to Haunt Us 0
- Culture
- February 3, 2022
The “Godfather of Grunge,” ’60s rock star Neil Young, seems to be making a comeback lately, at least in news headlines. The Grammy award-winning musician made waves when he threatened to remove—eventually doing so—his music from the streaming service Spotify, because of that company’s continued hosting of Joe Rogan’s podcast. Young disagreed with recent Rogan
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European Nations Are Dismantling the COVID State. Will the U.S. Follow?0
- International
- February 3, 2022
Denmark took the lead in Europe this week, scrapping virtually all pandemic restrictions as the Scandinavian country of 5 million announced it no longer considers COVID-19 “a socially critical disease.” Denmark’s move came the same week that health ministers in the United Kingdom announced plans to terminate an order forcing all NHS staff to get
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Time to End Affirmative Action 1
- Politics
- February 2, 2022
Americans are fed up with racial preferences. More than three-quarters of Americans believe President Joe Biden should consider “all possible nominees” to succeed retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, rather than only Black women, according to a new poll. Likewise, nearly three-quarters of Americans, including a majority of Hispanic and black people, oppose affirmative action.
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Taking a Liberty ‘Booster’0
- Politics
- February 2, 2022
Recently I was flipping through A Child’s History of the World, by Virgil Hillyer. I never used this classic textbook with my own children or my students, and now regret that oversight. Hillyer writes well and simply about the past and sometimes with a wry sense of humor, as evidenced by these lines:
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Harvard Medical Prof. Says the Government’s Pandemic Response ‘Failed Miserably’0