Chavez’s fatal legacy
As of this writing, 68,000 people were missing after the devastating June 24 earthquakes in Venezuela. We are well past…
Faithful to the alarm, inauthentic to the science
In two recent essays I argued that modern public panic follows a repeatable pattern: detect something, strip away quantitative context,…
Trump is giving me whiplash
2015: Donald Trump announces for president. Donald T? Really? All I knew of him was what I saw on the…
Modern society: Formatted to fit your screen
When I was younger, one of my biggest pet peeves was watching movies on television. Read more Trying to Think…
Trying to Think Wise Thoughts after DSA Tuesday
What are we to do about college kiddies like DSA shining star Darializa Avila Chevalier, a PhD student in sociology…
The Information State: Its Impact On Freedom
In his many articles for Tablet and other outlets, Jacob Siegel, a journalist and war veteran, has focused on how…
Celebrating American Greatness
I was eleven at the bicentennial and have been a patriot ever since. Seven years living overseas only strengthened my…
Land of the Free Because of the Brave
When we read history books, the outcome of an event is obvious because it has already happened. That leads to…
Venezuela quake rescue: Maduro needs a bunkmate
As ordinary Venezuelans dig their neighbors out of their monster two-earthquake rubble with their hands, the Venezuelan government is doing…
Europe’s Boiling Frogs
We all know the myth – to boil frogs, slowly increase the temperature so they won’t realize it until it’s…