Nudge, Nudge
by Paul YowellNudge policy, which aims to change citizens’ behavior, came into its own during the pandemic. Continue Reading »
Shared Loves and Strong Loyalties
by R. R. RenoIn this historical moment, full of the confusion and danger that attend the collapse of a governing consensus, we need something more than liberalism. Continue Reading »
Safetyism
by R. R. RenoI don’t know anyone who believes in transhumanism, the techno-fantasy that we can merge our consciousness with computers and thus attain an earthly, silicon immortality. But many of us are functional transhumanists. We act as though, with proper and rigorous application of science and technology, . . . . Continue Reading »
Why I Am a Conspiracy Theorist
by Hans BoersmaWhat we need is the boldness of the early disciples. For theirs was a boldness founded upon divine conspiracy, the true antidote to today’s totalitarian impulse. Continue Reading »
The Case Against Vaccine Passports
by David CayleyCoercion will only compound existing social division. Perhaps it would be better to start a conversation rather than continuing the war. Continue Reading »
Why I Didn't Get the COVID Vaccine
by Peter J. LeithartI oppose vaccine mandates because I want to do my small part to gum up the works. I don’t mean the works of the Biden administration, but the much larger global trend toward biopolitical technocracy. Continue Reading »
Vaccine Passports for Churches?
by R. R. RenoWhen a society is chanting “health, health, health,” Christian leaders must be on their guard. Continue Reading »
Questioning Vaccine Mandates
by Wesley J. SmithIf COVID becomes the excuse for government and Big Business to exert extreme control, even greater intrusions on civil liberties will surely follow. Continue Reading »
The Impossible Goal of “COVID Zero”
by Peter KurtiThe zealous waging of an unending war against COVID may be catastrophic not only for the livelihoods of Australia's people, but for the country's once proud sense of itself as a unified nation. Continue Reading »
Ten Things I Learned from the Pandemic
by James HankinsI learned the following ten lessons about democratic society from the pandemic. Continue Reading »
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