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Who’s Afraid of CO2?
Carbon dioxide emissions may be contributing to atmospheric concentrations of CO2. Or not. But, so what?
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Popping Pills with Presidential Candidates
How has the abuse of narcotics gone mainstream? And what void in mainstream life do narcotics fill?
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Homicides in Chicago, 2018 – February 2023
The total volume of homicides has been declining in the post-George Floyd era, but the volume of non-black homicide victims has remained elevated and…
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Death-by-Expert – a Cross-country Study
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The Fiction of ‘Sudden Adult Death Syndrome’ – A Graphical Essay
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The Revenge of the Nerds: Critical Theory
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Homicides in Chicago - 2018 through July 2022
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Slammin’ the JAMA -- Studied Mis-use of COVID Data
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Popping pills with Joe Rogan
Much of the COVID discourse has moved on from hysterical bean counting to more nuanced discussion of “excess mortality.” That is a very good thing.
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Are Left and Right coming together over the War in Ukraine?
Does commitment to the Wolfowitz Doctrine explain the US commitment to war in the Ukraine? And have we been operating under such a doctrine since 1947?
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When did you know that The Pandemic™ was a manufactured crisis?
The Twitterati have become occupied with questions about "When did you know?"
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Like your mama said, eat your vegetables.
There is no mystery to overcoming immuno-suppression and the allergies it induces.
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Woke Culture—Oxymoron
Woke Culture is Cancellation Culture. Cancellation Culture is Woke Culture. And Cancellation Culture is ancient.
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Ukraine: Lebensraum Re-imagined
The WEF anticipates the plundering of Ukraine to support its vision of a Green and Inclusive European Superstate. Good luck with that.
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A Tale of Three Thanksgivings in Two Acts
The 17th century experience with Puritanical excess helped America make the jump from a tribalistic identity politics to an actually "inclusive…
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