Culture Current Events Policy

Was Lockdown Worth the Cost? 18-Month Quest to Find Out What the Data Says

Goal of this Project: to determine, over a 18-24 month period, to see what unambiguous scientific study and scientific research reveals about the efficacy and/or “cost” of global, national, and regional lockdowns. Hypothesis Attempted: I will desire, however, to bring a hypothesis to the forefront of this project and see if the data and scientific […]

Culture History Philosophy

Jordan Peterson’s Forward to the 50th Anniversary of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s Epic ‘The Gulag Archipelago’

The three volumes of The Gulag Archipelago — one continuous, extended scream of outrage — are, paradoxically, brilliant, bitter, disbelieving and infused with awe: awe at the strength characterising the best among us, in the worst of all situations. In that monumental text, published in 1973, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn conducted “an experiment in literary investigation” — a hybrid […]

Economics

Keynesian Cheat Sheet

Keynesian CHEAT SHEET: A short primer to help you translate articles when reading these esoteric phrases: “more help from the federal reserve will likely be needed …”Translation: “more heroine is likely needed to be injected into this man dying of a heroine overdose…” “the fed needs to do more stimulus…”Translation: “the us dept of money […]

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Does systemic racism, inequity, and rampant prejudice exist in America?

Systemic racism, inequity, and rampant prejudice exist in America? Yes, absolutely! But it’s not caused by the reasons you may think. Want to actually fix the problem vs white-washing the symptoms? Here’s how: 1) Abolish All Racist Drug Laws 20+ million black Americans have been arrested for non-violent drug-related crimes. Whether or not they were […]

Current Events Economics

History Repeats Itself

Inflating the money supply (aka creating massive inflation) during a crisis and going into massive debt is like trying to dig your way over a mountain. History should be our guide, not Keynesian vudu. Actual transcript from Powell during his interview on 60 Minures below: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-economy-jerome-powell-federal-reserve-chairman-60-minutes/#app Scott Pelley: Where does it come from? Do you […]