The Jig Is Up: It’s Time for Accountability for the Origin of COVID-19
The Jig Is Up: It’s Time for Accountability for the Origin of COVID-19 Responsibility starts with EcoHealth Alliance’s Peter Daszak and ends with agency officials who funded and defended his reckless virus research. Today’s guest essay comes from David Robertson who looks at science officials’ pattern of misleading the public and passing the buck, including […]
A Renewable Energy Transition Violates The Maximum Power Principle
A Renewable Energy Transition Violates The Maximum Power Principle We all want solutions to the world’s many crises but do we understand the underlying problems? Everything in nature, including human society, relies on energy for production, consumption, recycling, and sustainability. Therefore, to understand things, we must first examine how energy is turned into work and […]
We All Need to Be Tree Huggers Now
We All Need to Be Tree Huggers Now It’s about respecting our elders Originally published pre-Substack, on January 14, 2020, and included in my collection, From Outside, available in paperback or as a digital download. The author with a giant fir tree in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon Nearly everything about contemporary human life needs to change if we […]
The Collapse Is Coming. Will Humanity Adapt?
The Collapse Is Coming. Will Humanity Adapt? An evolutionary biologist and a science fiction writer walk into a bar… and mull over survival. I’ve known Dan Brooks for 40 years now. Somehow we’re still talking to each other. We’ve followed radically different trajectories since first meeting back in the ’80s. Dan built a truly impressive […]
Weekend reads: Slowing down the news
Weekend reads: Slowing down the news A Q&A with Jeremy Klaszus, founder of the Calgary outlet The Sprawl Photo credit: Gavin John At Lean Out, we often write about what’s not working in Canadian media — but we also want to highlight what is working, particularly when it comes to local news. As such, we have an […]
Why you can’t win an argument with a Neoclassical
Why you can’t win an argument with a Neoclassical I’ve been arguing with Neoclassical economists for over fifty years, without ever getting a concession from them that I was right, even when there was overwhelming logical or empirical evidence on my side. Recently, I’ve realised why. It’s because they don’t read—really read—critical literature. Instead, they […]
Medical Elites’ Disgrace Over Ivermectin
Medical Elites’ Disgrace Over Ivermectin “We know there is an important (but untransparent) list of who is responsible for misrepresenting published data, but will anyone be held accountable?” In the wake of the FDA settling a lawsuit brought against it for wantonly and aggressively smearing ivermectin, the agency has deleted its postings. That’s good, but […]
Thousands told to evacuate due to British Columbia, Canada wildfire
Thousands told to evacuate due to British Columbia, Canada wildfire Reuters Smoke rises from Alberta wildfire near TeePee Creek Thousands of Canadians have been ordered to leave their homes in Fort Nelson, British Columbia due to the threat of a wildfire. The blaze began on Friday night and was described by officials as “exhibiting extreme […]
Drought fuels wildfire concerns as Canada braces for another intense summer
Drought fuels wildfire concerns as Canada braces for another intense summer The 2023 wildfire season was historic and deadly in Canada. This summer could be more of the same. Smoke from wildfires in Quebec enveloped New York City in 2023. (Photo credit: Anthony Quintano / CC BY 2.0 DEED) As widespread drought raises expectations for a […]
Belgium and Hungary Launch Controversial Digital IDs, Vaccine Passport, Ahead of EU Regulations
Belgium and Hungary Launch Controversial Digital IDs, Vaccine Passport, Ahead of EU Regulations If you’re tired of censorship and surveillance, join Reclaim The Net. Belgium and Hungary are leading the way in launching digital ID wallets ahead of EU’s eIDAS (“electronic identification and trust services”) 2.0 regulation and EUDI Wallet coming into force later this month. In Belgium, […]
Is China Dumping US Treasuries and Buying Gold? Bloomberg Says Yes, Pettis Uncertain
Is China Dumping US Treasuries and Buying Gold? Bloomberg Says Yes, Pettis Uncertain Bloomberg reported that China is selling a record amount of US debt while buying gold. Previous reports of debt selling were false. Let’s check in with Michael Pettis at China Financial Markets for another opinion. China Sells Record Sum of US Debt […]
Doug Casey on the Relentless Rise of Taxes, Regulations, and Inflation
Doug Casey on the Relentless Rise of Taxes, Regulations, and Inflation International Man: Almost every government worldwide is moving to increase taxes and regulations on its citizens while at the same time engaging in ever-increasing currency debasement. What do you think of this trend, and where is it going? Doug Casey: Higher taxes, more money printing, and […]
