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NEW PUBLICATION - RATIONAL POLITICAL DISCOURSE
Dear Popular Rationalists - Aside from this first article, in which I report that since 1946, totalitarianism is 19 times more likely to emerge from a left-leaning country than a right-leaning country, Rational Political Discourse (RPD) wil...
Before the First Needle: A Guide Every New Parent Should Read Critically
Nov 4, 2026 · @James Lyons-Weiler
The vaccine decision arrives at the worst possible moment: in a delivery room, at a two-month “well baby” visit, with a newborn in your arms and a schedule already printed. Ted Kuntz wrote this guide so th...
What Does a “Michigan Left” Turn Really Cost?
Michigan sends drivers past their street, around a U-turn and back again hundreds of millions of times a year. We put the Michigan left, and 17 rival designs, through nearly 70,000 simulated traffic runs to price the detour against the cras...
Public Alert:Check These Two Lots of Recalled Blood Pressure Medicine (Generic)
James Lyons-Weiler, PhD | Popular Rationalism | November 3, 2026
If you take a tablet combining olmesartan medoxomil, amlodipine and hydrochlorothiazide at 40 mg/10 mg/12.5 mg, check your prescription today. Two Macleods lots are under a n...
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