I never trusted China’s COVID statistics to begin with. Could it be that a nation where COVID began, with the largest population in the world, had almost no COVID deaths and little COVID after an initial surge and then a … Continue reading →
Here’s an interesting article from August of 2021 about the relatively low death rates from COVID in Africa. One of its points is that there is evidence that more people in Africa were exposed to COVID and infected with it, … Continue reading →
The CDC is commemorating the 50th anniversary of the end of the infamous Tuskegee syphilis study. I’m going to assume that a lot of misleading stuff will be written about that study, so I’m linking to a post I wrote … Continue reading →
There’s an awful lot being said about the Chinese protests, but I’m going to boil it down to this interview with a Chinese dissident artist. I’m pretty much in agreement with him, from what I see – except I’m inclined … Continue reading →
Governments around the world used the fear engendered by the COVID pandemic to increase their control on both the behavior of their populations and the ability of those populations to exchange information. The excuse was that this was a life-or-death … Continue reading →
Here’s an astounding story: Newborn twins, born in Oregon three weeks ago, were produced from what are believed to be the longest-frozen embryos ever. The embryos, which produced twins Lydia and Timothy Ridgeway on Halloween, were frozen 30 years ago … Continue reading →
Our peaceful and friendly neighbors to the north are planning on helping the mentally ill kill themselves: Changes are being made to Medical Assitance in Dying (MAID) which will expand eligibility criteria to eliminate the “reasonable foreseeability of natural death” … Continue reading →
Let’s just forget about all that lockdown stuff Democrats pushed and pushed and pushed, that was so damaging to society and in particular to kids, writes Emily Oster. Like another Emily: From the article: These precautions were totally misguided. In … Continue reading →
I hope the US follows suit. But here’s the new British position, which is a step in the right direction: The United Kingdom’s National Health Service now says that most children claiming to be transgender may be going through a … Continue reading →
…among likely voters of both parties. It’s a lot more unpopular among Republicans, though, as one might expect. But it’s not approved of by either group. The question in the poll was, “Do you believe underage minors should be required … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: commenter “Kate.”] This has just been announced: Today the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) met to discuss and vote on whether or not to add the COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna to the list of … Continue reading →
John Fetterman is running for the Senate, but he and the left are trying to make his disability – or handicap, or whatever you want to call it – off-limits by definition. His wife compares discussion of his health problems … Continue reading →