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The Case Against Masks In Schools
A survey of the data on risks for kids and why I oppose mask mandates in schools
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The Case Of The Abandoned Metrics
Changing our metrics to suit our narratives has caused confusion, frustrated the honest, and destroyed public trust
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The Fallacy of Red Covid
The New York Times stated that Covid has become a virus afflicting Republicans, but their methodology was deceptive through inexplicable omissions
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Essential Terms of the Authority Crisis
Through no small amount of dishonesty and incompetence, institutions of authority are crumbling and the nature of expertise is changing.
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What Conservatives Missed In Barbie
The Barbie movie is a masterpiece that exists entirely outside our current modes of political discourse.
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CDC Failures Will Spawn Institutional Alternatives
When the CDC failed in its mission during the pandemic, the marketplace for trustworthy expertise responded with worthy alternatives.
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Science Goes Too Slow For The News
Last year's misinformation on vaccine-associated myocarditis in young men is this year's well-established fact
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The Tyranny of Oopsie
How our leaders prefer excuses over responsibility
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An Elite Trade School
By blending college education with a traditional form of craftmanship education, the American College of Building Arts guides students to build tables…
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Playing By The Cancellation Rules
Fortunately for all my subscribers, I have nothing of value to contribute to the debate over the Israel-Palestine conflict that is better phrased by…
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How The New Right Trusts Experts
The claim that the emerging right-wing has abandoned elite expertise has merit but misses the ways in which they continue to rely on experts for…
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Final Stage of the Pandemic
You may have noticed I’ve been much less loquacious in my writing in the last few months. Some of this is due to a shifting focus in my priorities as…
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