The Fireflies were stuck in the false choice of The Trolley Problem — kill one or kill many. They could not conceive of any other possibilities. Joel was saying no, there are principles and obligations that are higher than utilitarianism.

SVB could be the canary in the coal mine foreshadowing the fate of other over-extended banks, but its collapse is not the sort of “systemic risk” predicted to trigger “contagion.”

One of the simplest and easiest techniques for controlling dissent is simply to pathologize it. Simply declaring resistance to the status quo to be a form of mental disorder can be an exceptionally powerful tool for silencing opposition.

How was it that this virus was able to spread so fast across thousands of kilometers, peaking at the same time in selected locations, yet wasn’t contagious enough to spread to nearby locations?

The preliminary injunction against AB 2098 suggests that we have entered a new phase in which the COVID truth regime may be finally losing much of its immense power.

Democrats: Did these people really not understand that identifying who is not a source crosses the same line as identifying who is one?

Stacey Plaskett, the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary subcommittee started badgering, insulting, smearing, and baiting Matt and Shellenberger like Joe McCarthy in drag.