Originally posted on December 4, 2018. Physicians believe that current thresholds for prescribing statins may be too low. We have regularly highlighted the unconvincing evidence for statins (read here, here, here, and here for starters). Read here from Sam Blanchard at the Daily Mail about new research that suggests statins are over-prescribed: The risks of […]
Archives for May 2019
Vance Returns to Ohio to Create New VC Opportunities
You may recognize the name J.D. Vance from his bestselling book Hillbilly Elegy which I wrote about in the “Trump’s Great White Wall” series (Read Parts I, II, III, and IV). In the book you see how he made himself into a success. Vance worked for Peter Thiel’s Mithril Capital and is now moving back […]
CNN, MSNBC – The Decline of Serious Journalism
Many of today’s major media – especially CNN, MSNBC– have had an ongoing role in massive hoaxes that easily could have been disproved. All that was missing, writes Richard Rahn, was basic due diligence. Michael Avenatti Hoax: “The creepy porn lawyer,” as Tucker Carlson called him, appeared on CNN and MSNBC “more than 100 times […]
Are Your Tax Dollars Paying Ghost Workers?
There are ghosts among us. No not supernatural beings from beyond the grave, but ghost workers. These are employees who spend their time working on union business, but get paid by taxpayers like you and me. These workers are a drain on government resources, and quite possibly illegal in many cases. According to the Rhode […]
J.D. Vance on “The Decline of the American Dream”
Recently, J.D. Vance, author of the bestselling book Hillbilly Elegy, explained at The American Conservative’s annual gala in Washington, D.C. how an interview with one of the magazine’s reporters, Rod Dreher, put his book on the map. Vance also touched on the tragedy of the opioid epidemic cutting through middle America today, and how outlets like The […]
Do You Live in one of America’s 25 Best Small Towns?
Decades of riding Harleys along America’s back roads has taken Debbie and me to some of the best (and worst) places you can find in this country. Small town Main Streets, with flags hung on front porches where hard working citizens sit on rocking chairs enjoying their freedom are a staple of the American Dream. […]
Polar Bear Populations Actually Increasing, Causing Trouble for Arctic Native Peoples
Despite the narrative that polar bears are all drowning in the Arctic ocean, the great beasts are actually thriving. In fact, the greater number of polar bears is having a negative effect on the Arctic’s human inhabitants. Polar Bear Science explains: The State of the Polar Bear Report for 2018, published today by the Global Warming Policy […]
Boris Johnson and Brits to Take Back Country
With the departure of Theresa May from the Prime Ministership of the United Kingdom, the way is cleared for the possible ascension of Boris Johnson. Johnson was narrowly passed over when May became the PM, and is the favored candidate today. As Curt Mills explains in The National Interest, a Johnson Prime Ministership would help […]
The Deep State’s Right to Overturn an Election?
In the weeks leading up to the 2016 presidential election, President Barack Obama was worried that Donald Trump, certain to be a sore loser, would not blame his losing the White House on voting irregularities. “There is no serious person out there who would suggest that you could even rig America’s elections,” pronounced Obama. “After […]
Nancy Pelosi Generally Sober and Incoherent
Is Nancy Pelosi having a breakdown? Recently a video was altered to make it appear that the Speaker of the House was slurring her words and stammering, more than normal. Kevin D. Williamson explains at National Review: Somebody tried to play a dirty trick on Nancy Pelosi, slowing down and editing a video of her […]
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