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The Change You Might Never Want

ANNIVERSARY (2025) involves a movement called “The Change” which is ostensibly based on the vision of one young author, Elizabeth Nettles, in the published version of what was her thesis as a student at Georgetown University. Her book is de...

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Does Everybody Hate Free Speech?

It was not a singularly important or exceptional event, and I am not singling out an individual, or organizations, as if they were unique in making the following arguments. This was just the latest example. On October 8, 2025, Canadian lawy...

8 months ago
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Do You Now Trust "The Science"?

You can read about today’s press conference and catch the videos, elsewhere. There is no need for me to amplify any fanfare for the work of politicians.

I did not trust the authorities during Covid. I do not trust them now. Medicine is sti...

8 months ago
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INTRODUCING “THE HOLLYWOOD FILES”

(Please note: a separate Substack has been created for these same posts—see The Hollywood Files. It may be that is where these reviews will be completed, so please subscribe there.)

The Hollywood Files began in 2022 as a modest attempt in...

9 months ago
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Revisiting Pandemicism: On the Concept of “Measures”

Why the use of the word “measures” during the pandemic? What does the term mean? What was the purpose of saying “measures”?

Etymologically, “measure” has two distinct original meanings: one was meant to suggest moderation, and the other in...

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