We can’t defeat our foes because we cannot see them
The media obsess over the “who caused coronavirus” mystery, while a far more important question about a real bioattack is forgotten.
Information & News
Historical fiction becomes fact, hiding useful lessons
Summary: Historical fiction often blurs into real history. Too many historical facts are fabrications. We must learn to better distinguish between the two, and gather useful lessons from each.
Blaming China soothes an America fighting COVID-19
A crisis reveals hidden things about nations and shatters outdated beliefs about the state of the world. So it is with COVID-19, as America confronts the harsh fact that its response to COVID-19 has been inferior to China’s.
The info superhighway makes us stupid about COVID-19
The information superhighway provides everyone with data on a scale unavailable to anyone before the modern era. Unfortunately, it appears to be making us dumber. Seeing our responses to COVID-19 shows how. We can’t afford this.
Smears and science denial from the New York Times
We’re ignorant about the world because we read the news. Here’s today’s example from the NY Times. The subject is the public policy debate about climate change, but could be about COVID-19, our mad foreign wars, or many other subjects affecting the future of America. Until we demand better, this is what we will get.