Western researchers stand accused of channeling their inner Dr. Frankenstein or mad scientist, after it appears that they’ve been playing God with artificial viruses. Experts say it could have “irreversible consequences” for the human race. Not only are scientists apparently creating viruses that are more infectious by design, spreading between hosts more easily, but they […]
On schools and much else
Case numbers are soaring, hospital numbers are slowly rising, ICU numbers are flat, and the number of people being ventilated artificially to keep them alive is actually falling.
There is nobody rational, on the whole planet, who seriously believes that tennis player Novak Djokovic poses any kind of health threat to the people of Australia.
Sorry, what?
In March of 2021, Taoiseach Micheál Martin told us confidently that vaccines were “our way out” of the pandemic. In fairness, he didn’t specify how many doses it would take to get there. And even now, we still don’t know. As reported in Newstalk today: “Booster certs will eventually be needed to access bars and […]
But that poses a problem for journalists, because unlike the scientists, the journalists are sure. They’re sure a disaster is coming, and they need you to act.
You know, if you want to convince people to do something for you, it’s typically a bad idea to insult them, intentionally go out of your way to infuriate them, and figuratively tell them to kiss your ass. Apparently French President Emmanuel Macron missed that tip in media training. With the French presidential election just […]
In these circumstances, the decision to let the virus rip, so to speak, is unambiguously the correct one.
Hold on now; I know you’re planning a party with friends, but before you reach for that alcoholic beverage, isn’t there someone you forgot to ask first? Namely, Micheál Martin? Where is your permission slip, boyo? If you’ve tried to buy drink at all in the last few days, you probably will have noticed the […]
Selling Ireland has Cromwellian echoes
One of the great temptations when you write about policy and politics for a living is to surrender to your prior prejudices when covering any story. It is fair to say that my prior prejudices about recent Irish policy are as follows: That harmonising our corporate taxation rates was a grievous error, likely to drive […]