Category: Sociology
Moral Calculus
Jeremey Bentham (b.1748, d.1832), an early proto-socialist and reformer, coined the term “moral calculus”. He, like many of his contemporary reformers, was born into great wealth and patronage b... Read More
Fake (but Peer-Reviewed) Academic Papers Published by Fake (but Famous) Journals
Professor Brown’s Confession I read an article this week which really got my attention. It was describing the “confession” of Patrick Brown, an academic who is a Co-Director of Breakthrough In... Read More
Fire and Fury – Maui: Climate Change, Arson, and Preparations for a 15-minute Smart City
This summer has not been the summer of love but the summer of wildfires, caused by “extreme weather conditions” which have then been blamed on “climate change” and by that we mean human-made c... Read More
Sexual Ideology, Child Trafficking and The Sound of Freedom
None of the ferocity of the attack, which I wrote about at length here on the ‘Sound of Freedom’ film by the mainstream media and entertainment publications has let up. In fact, the attacks have... Read More
“Japan drops all vaxxine (vaccine) mandates, places myocarditis warning on label” – Fact Checked
AUDIO VERSION AVAILABLE My wife is Japanese and frequently gets news items sent on from her Japanese friends. One came which had the headline “Japan drops all vaxxine mandates, places myocarditi... Read More
The Sad Farce of Omicron
Well, it is Christmas time, and this is the first small window of downtime I have before the 29th when I have to get stuff ready for the new year switchover at work, so it is time for an overdue blog ... Read More
Medical Tyranny
I received this appeal email from AFLDS, which I feel is so clear that it speaks for itself. I particularly refer you to the words of Benjamin Rush at the end of the piece. They seem perfectly fulfill... Read More
“Why it’s time to think differently about COVID” – the BBC
“Why it’s time to think differently about COVID” Thus spake the British Broadcasting Corporation (otherwise known as the world-famous BBC) in what can only be described as a complete reversa... Read More
The Death of the Modern University in the COVID Era (but it has been going on for a while)
(The grammar and style might seem a little strange in this article as I have strained to avoid using the masculine and feminine pronouns to keep things as anonymous as possible) I have just had a supe... Read More
The Case for Universal Basic Income in the COVID Era
“Recent Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang hinged his entire campaign on the idea of a true universal basic income where every American over the age of 18 would receive US$1,000 every... Read More
The Death of Amnesty International
Now I am not easily shocked these days, but something I read yesterday really did shock me. The CEO of Amnesty International Ireland, Colm O’Gorman has signed an open letter published in Gay Communi... Read More