Originally posted October 29, 2020. The belief that face masks will protect you from COVID-19 is based on superstition, not science. I have been perplexed by the prevalence of face masks in my community, being familiar with the medical and scientific literature showing that they are ineffective—and perhaps counterproductive—as a tool in protecting against the […]
The Medical and Scientific Evidence Against Face Masks
Originally posted October 29, 2020. In my previous article, ‘Dracula Has Come to America,’ I argued that the belief face masks will protect you from COVID-19 is based on superstition, not science. This companion article presents the evidence that led me to that controversial position. When I delved into the medical and scientific literature, I […]
The Real Purpose of Gov. Cuomo’s Covid-19 Travel Quarantines
Pandemic Report No. 13: New York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo obviously loves the spotlight that the Covid-19 pandemic has given him, and he loves the powers he has assumed thanks to the virus—whether they are constitutional or not. He issued his latest travel edict on August 11. If you travel to New York from 32 states, […]
Socrates, Galileo, and Today’s Covid-19 Authorities
Pandemic Report No. 12: At every turn, we are admonished to accept the dictates of the Authorities regarding the Covid-19 epidemic—the officially designated public health authorities, the Wise Men like Bill Gates, the media babbleheads who scold us when we stray from their ideological nostrums, and the politicians who kowtow to all of the above. […]
The Second Wave of the Fear Campaign
Pandemic Report No. 11: We have been inundated, 24/7, with TV, print, and online warnings that the United States is entering a disastrous “second wave” of the Covid-19 pandemic. And the people responsible for this are those bad Americans who won’t listen to the experts and their shills in the media. You know, those know-nothings […]
Covid-19’s Greatest Tragedy: The Nursing Home Elderly
Pandemic Report No. 10 Every individual victim of Covid-19 is a tragedy. I have a brother who has been battling for his life after infection, so I am not downplaying these individual personal tragedies in the least. But in a collective sense, the population that has suffered the most from Covid-19 are the elderly residents […]
Like Humpty Dumpty, the Lockdown Hoax Comes Tumbling Down
Pandemic Report No. 9 Originally posted on June 6, 2020. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC)—which is Jerusalem and Medina combined for the public health crowd—has now declared the Covid-19 pandemic to be no deadlier so far than a bad flu season. This is an astounding development, but you’re not likely to hear about it […]
Why Covid-19 Is So Different from Previous Pandemics
Pandemic Report No. 8 This is not the first time that a pandemic has struck hard at the United States. What is different today is how we have over-reacted with fear and panic. Let’s take a quick stroll through the history of the past 100 years and then see if we can draw some lessons […]
The Best Defense Against Covid-19 is a Strong Immune System
Pandemic Report No. 7 We know that Covid-19 is particularly brutal to elderly people with underlying medical conditions, most of which adversely affect their immune systems. This is why nursing homes and assisted living facilities account for about 40% or more of the deaths from the pandemic. Almost everyone in them has one or more […]
Reopen the Economy and Protect the Most Vulnerable: We Can Do Both
Pandemic Report No. 6 In my last Pandemic Report, I showed the vast differences in how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the 50 states, and the vast differences within each state. The solution, I suggested, is to let Americans decide at the local level—counties and cities—how and when to restrict activities while fighting the virus. […]
