Originally posted October 13, 2010. Last time out, I wrote on the subject of number needed to treat (NNT). You can follow up on this topic by consulting the BusinessWeek issue published January 28, 2008. In line with my ongoing effort to dig deep into the subject of statin drugs, I’ve selected a couple of […]
A Bad Hair Day in Texas
“The Team’s Gonna Miss You” In an abbreviated version of Jason L. Riley’s latest WSJ article, one reader sums it up: Family moves into town, enrolls child in school, signs contract which includes strict dress code. Student ignores code and is disciplined. Story should now end. Good story about keeping your word. Here from Jason […]
Democracy & Diversity: Not In the Constitution
UPDATE 2.28.24: Recently, users of Google’s Gemini AI system were astounded to see the results of their requests for artificial images. Thomas Barrabi reports at the New York Post: Google’s highly-touted AI chatbot Gemini was blasted as “woke” after its image generator spit out factually or historically inaccurate pictures — including a woman as pope, […]
Using Cognitive Challenges as a Legal Immunity Shield
Justice Department prosecutors will not look back on yesterday with pride. Nor will prosecutors’ association with special counsel Robert Hur have anyone puffing with pride. Writes James Freeman in the WSJ: Tasked with investigating Joe Biden’s mishandling of classified documents, Mr. Hur has instead taken on the role of defending Mr. Biden’s conduct, which clearly was […]
Dick Young’s “Save Your Life” Books, Part I
By Berit Kessler @ Adobestock.comOriginally posted June 9, 2015. Americans are under attack. Obesity, lethargy, diabetes, heart disease, and cancer are ghastly epidemics. Worse, most drugs can make you even more sick! Why is this happening? Because no one tells the truth: keeping this forbidden knowledge from you allows drug companies to make millions of […]
Are You Guided by the Prudent Man?
In the September 2015 issue of Richard C. Young’s Intelligence Report, Dick Young wrote: The Prudent Man Rule is based on common law stemming from the 1830 Massachusetts court formulation Harvard College v. Amory. The Prudent Man Rule directs trustees “to observe how men of prudence, discretion and intelligence manage their own affairs, not in […]
The Resurgence of Vinyl Records
UPDATE 2.7.24: The resurgence in sales of vinyl records isn’t isolated to the United States. UK music buyers have also been buying vinyl in volumes not seen since 1990. The Daily Mail’s Wiliam Hunter reports: From some music lovers, nothing will ever replace the warm crackle of a vinyl record. And recent figures suggest it […]
The World, Unfair and Unjust
Myths of the Evil Colonialists The latest, trendiest ooze from the Left is colonialism, with its magic, far-reaching tentacles of injustice, unfairness, and ruination. It trickles through multiple generations, even beyond the time when it came to an end. Francis Menton, aka the Manhattan Contrarian, invites you to enjoy a hearty laugh. On 1 January, […]
Harvard: A Chance to Reset
The Phony Scholar With Claudine Gay’s resignation, how will Harvard rebalance? Like many, the WSJ wonders, will the Harvard Corporation that chose Claudine Gay and presided over the University’s debacle rebalance by installing an educator who isn’t afraid to challenge the school’s dominant and censorious progressive factions? In the months since Hamas brutally murdered Israeli […]
Sixth-Grade Math
“Jimmy the Numbers” In a WSJ article, James Freeman reports on whoppers from the state of Washington. Gov. Jay Inslee fibs about the costs of his beloved climate agenda is just the tip of the iceberg. A keen reader of “Best of the Web.” notes how Inslee’s official falsehoods may have been aggressively enforced within […]
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