(John Green) Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve had an email debate with a Biden supporter who objected to one of my articles on American Thinker. We’ll call him Lloyd. It’s proven to be a fascinating window into the thinking of those who supported Biden in the last election.
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The FDA’s Cozy Relationship with the Pharmaceutical Industry
(Ryan DeLarme) People are rushing to tout the recent FDA approval of Pfizer’s mRNA vaccine as if it were some great scientific victory. The troubling part is that the institution’s shady history seems to be all but forgotten.
Joe Biden, Cooing Cannibal
(Jeffrey Folks) I listened to part of President Biden’s recent speech congratulating himself upon Senate passage of the $1.9-trillion infrastructure bill — a “bipartisan” plan that seventeen Republicans were foolish enough to support. The “Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act,” as it’s called, is a mammoth boondoggle laden with union favoritism and minority set-asides — the most corrupt piece of legislation yet, though overshadowed by the proposed $5-trillion American Families Act.
The Dystopia Of Progressivism
(Vaughn Cordle and Paul Stephen Dempsey) Welcome to the new America — the United States of Dystopia: open borders, massive increases in government, reckless spending, crushing debt, demonized and defunded police, coddled criminals, cancel culture, identity politics, censorship, and socialism.
Inflation and the Reanimation of Dead Ideas
(Jon N. Hall) The cover of the July-August edition of The New Republic features an interesting image of a well-known man whom one might not recognize unless one reads the blurb: “The Second Death of Milton Friedman.” On the opposite side of the cover, we read: “The economist died in 2006. And now, his pernicious and reactionary ideas are finally dead, too.”
No Standard, No Problem
(Randy Boudreaux) Equity is equality of outcome among racial and ethnic groups. Recently, the pursuit of equity in education, criminal justice, and in the professions has resulted in an impressive string of victories.
The Rift Between Science and Religion?
(Thomas Buckley) It is often said that science and religion are polar opposites.
Mama and Papa Bears vs. COVID Restrictions
(Renee Parsons) At this time many school districts across the country are in the throes of whether to mandate masks or vaccinations for grammar-school children, frequently amid great controversy and heated debate. Even in school districts where the majority political ideology overrides biology, gatherings may be less contentious and fiery, yet the mama and papa bears will be heard.
Climate Scientists Admit Exaggerated Warming
(Vijay Jayaraj and E. Calvin Beisner) Last week, a group of scientists sent shock waves through the climate-science community. They boldly pointed out that current climate models exaggerate greenhouse warming.
When Everything is Racist, Nothing Is
(John Green) Prior to the second half of the 20th century, racism was a genuine problem in America. However, the civil rights movement of the 1960s focused attention on the issue. The peaceful protests of Martin Luther King provided clarity of message and the moral high ground. We made great progress. Prejudice against people of color became socially unacceptable. It became taboo — and that was a good thing.
Impeach Joe Biden
(J. Robert Smith) The outcry has begun to impeach Joe Biden. He should be. Dan Bongino is noteworthy in making the call. And not for “light and transient causes,” to borrow from the Declaration of Independence. Not to stage show trials, like Pelosi, Schumer, and other Democrats did to Donald Trump.
Judge Andrew Napolitano Fired by Fox News for Allegedly “Sexually Harassing Numerous Young Male Employees”
(Leisa Audette) Who knew? Judge Andrew Napolitano is out as a legal analyst at Fox News. He hasn’t been seen for months, and it’s because accusations were being investigated that Judge Napolitano allegedly sexually harassed young male employees. After a Fox News investigation, Napolitano was let go.
Lenin’s Legacy of Hatred
(W.R. Wordsworth) It is sobering to recognize how many crimes against humanity first recommended themselves as admirable courses of action prompted by the benignly framed ideological obsessions of activist intellectuals. It would seem that there is nothing inherently civilizing in the pursuit of what has been called “the life of the mind,” especially if the mindful individual is merely looking for a more solid foundation on which to ground and justify his hatreds. V.I. Lenin stands as the paradigmatic exemplar of this. His place in history is secure, but only owing to his improbable success in seizing, holding, and then ruthlessly exercising power in an exhausted and fragmented Russia. Had his gamble failed — had his coup fizzled — history would have remembered him (if at all) as a minor journalist and political organizer operating on the fringes of the international socialist movement. Yet with his triumph, history decided otherwise, leaving us stuck with Lenin and his legacy. A thoughtful examination of that legacy, and of the monomania that drove it, is key to understanding the Left.
Why I Refuse to Be Vaccinated
(Steve McCann) I have been vilified for refusing to be jabbed with an experimental vaccine. I have been told that I am among the worst people on the face of the earth as that refusal is putting an inordinate number of people at risk of near-certain death. That it is my civic duty and obligation to be swept up in the hysteria and march meekly in lockstep with whatever the omniscient government bureaucrats tell us to do. That I must sacrifice personal choices and freedom for the benefit of the collective. That, in fact, the choice to get a vaccine and to wear a mask is an expression of one’s freedom to be a moral citizen and to protect family, community, and country.
Stress and Mental Health at the Woke Olympics
(Christopher Chantrill) All the usual suspects were rounded up when star gymnast Simone Biles did her Bartleby thing and decided she would rather not.