Month: August 2022

Confessions of an Epidemiologist

We witnessed a prolonged curtailment of freedom of movement, freedom of association, and freedom of speech. But Mark Woolhouse does not address this. In fact, while he clearly comes out as lockdown sceptical, it is not entirely clear why.

Tensions Rise Ahead of U.S. Election

In less than three months, Americans will vote in a midterm election to decide their state-elected congressional representatives. The stakes are high, since many trends in American politics are decided at the state level.

French Fundamentalist Imam: Expulsion Denied

Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin welcomed the legal firmness with which the imam was treated. It was, however, a firmness that was quickly put to the test.

After the Dutch Farmers, Canada’s Are Targeted Next

After the Dutch Farmers, Canada’s Are Targeted Next

The divergence in vision between the regional farming authorities and Trudeau’s federal government could not be starker.

August 5, 2022
Pope to Visit Kazakhstan in September

Pope to Visit Kazakhstan in September

Pope Francis hopes to meet with Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill at the meeting in September.

August 5, 2022
Whistle Blown on Alzheimer’s Research

Whistle Blown on Alzheimer’s Research

The whistleblower who first identified potential fraud, also uncovered similar manipulation in dozens of peer-reviewed papers by the same scientist who published the original paper in question.

August 4, 2022
The Magic of Old

The Magic of Old

The novel treats Britain’s past with the utmost respect it deserves; the regency world is presented to the reader in all its glory. Susanna Clarke does not betray its spirit by infusing it with modern culture, unlike so many other representations of the period.

August 4, 2022
Archbishop of Canterbury Tries To Reaffirm Traditional Doctrine on Homosexuality

Archbishop of Canterbury Tries To Reaffirm Traditional Doctrine on Homosexuality

For Archbishop Welby, confirming traditional moral teaching is not a question of truth, but of practicality and prudential policy— considerably diminishing the moral significance of his letter.

August 4, 2022
Russia Declares Azov Regiment Terrorists

Russia Declares Azov Regiment Terrorists

In a statement on August 2nd, the Azov Regiment accused Russia of using the judicial declaration to justify war crimes, and called on Washington to designate Russia a terrorist state.

August 4, 2022
Tight Markets, Logistics, Bottlenecks Could Cause Coal Shortage

Tight Markets, Logistics, Bottlenecks Could Cause Coal Shortage

Germany and Poland are the countries facing the greatest likelihood of suffering from a coal shortfall.

August 4, 2022
Campaign Against “Aesthetic Violence” Used Beach Photos Without Consent

Campaign Against “Aesthetic Violence” Used Beach Photos Without Consent

Several women featured on the poster have come forward, stating that they were not asked to participate in this campaign.

Tensions in Kosovo Reminiscent of Russian Tutelage Over Serbia

Tensions in Kosovo Reminiscent of Russian Tutelage Over Serbia

Russia supports Serbian claims that the existence of an independent Kosovo would have no historical validity—a parallel being easily drawn with Russian claims over Crimea in 2014 and now over Ukraine as a whole.

August 4, 2022
Eat Mutton, Wear Wool, Heat with Wood:<br>Traditional Ways to Stop Wildfires

Eat Mutton, Wear Wool, Heat with Wood:<br>Traditional Ways to Stop Wildfires

Locals, forestry experts, farmers, and ecologists all agreed that the principal problem is bad forest management, which is best countered by a return of rural life and its traditional activities, particularly extensive cattle farming. But it’s easier said than done.

August 3, 2022
A Thorough Modern Devil Tempts Paris:<br>A Review of Gounod’s <em>Faust</em> at the Paris Opera

A Thorough Modern Devil Tempts Paris:<br>A Review of Gounod’s <em>Faust</em> at the Paris Opera

Tobias Kratzer successfully framed the tale’s tension between the temptation of lustful vice and the promise of salvation as a modern ‘crise de conscience.’

August 3, 2022
A Conservative Fix for Future Debt Crises

A Conservative Fix for Future Debt Crises

The socialist welfare state is inherently unaffordable. It destroys its own tax base and leads to economic stagnation.

August 3, 2022