“History’s Biggest Scapegoat”
Portrait of Marie-Antoinette, Jean-Baptiste André Gautier-Dagoty (1775) Marie Antoinette, France’s last queen before the Revolution, is often remembered more for the scandals and accusations surrounding her than for her true character. From her arrival in France as a young Austrian archduchess to her tragic death at the guillotine, she became the embodiment …
“The Brew: When They Call Us ‘Tutsi Cockroaches,’ How Should We Respond?”
Originally published on The Stream One of the most valuable defectors from the possessed Left is Naomi Wolf. I remember her from college, where as a loudly pro-choice feminist she was pretty much my campus nemesis. She wore a pink triangle, I wore a “Better Dead than Red” T-shirt I’d …
“Routine Infant Hepatitis B Vaccination Fails to Protect Into Young Adulthood”
Originally published on the author’s Substack Parents Should Not Expect a Long-Term Benefit In 1991, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) first recommended that all infants in the United States receive the hepatitis B vaccine at birth or within 1–2 months of age. The goal was to prevent maternal transmission …
“Pirates, Dictators, and Longing for Security”
Originally published on the author’s Substack Why do people root for the rebel resistance in movies but crave paternalistic authority in real life? Whenever I’m in the Mediterranean I’m reminded of the rich lore of piracy. In the popular imagination, piracy is associated with the Golden Age of Piracy in …
“The NY Times descends into unwitting self-parody, again”
Originally published on the author’s Substack Hypochondria is portrayed as sound public policy I. The descent into madness The NY Times really outdid itself this past weekend. On Sunday, the NY Times published an Op Ed titled, “A Bat Flew Into My Bedroom and Reminded Me of All We Take for Granted.” I took …