The only fact, the only number, the only question that really matters in the debate over covid is overall mortality: Is covid killing more people than usual? The answer in Sweden is no, no, no, no—no lockdowns, no mask mandates, … Continue reading
Interviewed for LockdownTV by Freddie Sayers of UnHerd, Lord Sumption, a retired justice of Britain’s Supreme Court, reveals himself to be not just a jurist but a philosopher and a Christian. Here are highlights of his comments: We are living … Continue reading
Sweden didn’t do nearly as much as other countries to prevent coronavirus infections in 2020, yet its year turned out to be rather average in overall mortality, even arguably better than average when you consider conditions just before the pandemic hit. Sweden’s … Continue reading
Never mind all you’ve heard about covid cases and covid deaths. This one simple graph shows better than anything else how deadly covid is not. It compares deaths from all causes in Sweden from 2015 to 2020, adjusting for population … Continue reading
It’s about time the many medical experts who haven’t drunk the covid Kool-Aid joined forces in defense of science and sanity, but what took them so long? Maybe they thought when deaths dropped to zero the world would notice and … Continue reading
Last week, Dr. Robert Redfield, Director of the Centers for Disease Control, held up the thinnest, flimsiest, cheapest face mask on the market and told a Senate panel that these masks “are the most important, powerful public health tool we have.” Redfield claimed … Continue reading
Remind me not to start a series of posts on a hot topic and then take a two-week vacation. The vacation was sorely needed and much enjoyed, but so much happened during it that I couldn’t keep up. Things are … Continue reading
This post begins a series on covid, which has been the main focus of my reading in retirement. Many things I’ll say in this series I’ve said before on Facebook or in emails to friends. Here, I’ll spend more time … Continue reading
The following was written recently for Parish Life, the monthly newsletter of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist Russian Orthodox Church in Washington, D.C. A parishioner posed the question; I was asked to provide an answer. QUESTION: How should we … Continue reading
