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Doublethink in the Time of Societal Upheaval 0
- Culture
- July 23, 2020
In his classic essay “Politics and the English Language,” George Orwell describes how politicians hide their actions beneath generous helpings of words chosen to mislead. Today’s media-saturated environment has supersized the high-calorie, low-nutrition verbiage. The twin crises of the China virus and George Floyd unrest provide a virtual all-you-can-eat buffet. “Social Distancing” Why “social” distancing?
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The Models Were Wildly Wrong About Reopening Too 0
- Politics
- July 23, 2020
Most of the United States entered into a tepid reopening from the COVID lockdowns in mid-May. Although the reopening process has advanced through an interminable succession of bureaucratic phases with most of the country remaining under varying degrees of restriction as of mid-July, the reopening process has remained under sustained criticism from the media and
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WaPo Outraged Americans Are Buying Guns in Record Numbers 0
- Culture
- July 23, 2020
Social scientists have been trying for many years to blame homicides on the presence of guns. A favorite tool in this quest is the use of studies that show a correlation between gun ownership and crime. These studies are then reported as “evidence” that the presence of guns causes crime. But there’s always been a
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A Free Press No More: Thoughts on America’s Enslaved Journalists 0
- Culture
- July 23, 2020
“Quis custodiet ipsos custodes” is Latin for “Who will guard the guardians themselves?” Once upon a time the guardians of freedom and fair play in America were members of the fourth estate: the press. Earlier generations thought of reporters and journalists as watchdogs, keeping their eyes on the machinations of government and rooting out corruption,
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The 1958 ‘Psychological Warfare’ Plan Playing Out Before Us 1
- Culture
- July 23, 2020
I recently wrote about an old 1984 interview with former communist Yuri Bezmenov, who described the “ideological subversion” which could eventually take down America. It sounds like the stuff of conspiracy theories – until one realizes that his predictions of “demoralization,” “destabilization,” and “crisis” are all unfolding before our eyes. Pondering his prophetic words, I
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Why Are Potentially Viable COVID-19 Treatments Being Suppressed?0
- Politics
- July 22, 2020
The only thing we know for certain about COVID-19 is that more people are dying this year than in previous years. A lot more. CDC data on deaths from all causes show an increase through May 20 of 11 percent above the average through that same date for the previous six years. That’s over 127,000
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