Masks do not work. Period. By Bryan FischerAugust 6, 2020 Mask mania has swept the United States, with some surveys admitting that perhaps 95% of Americans are wearing them, under the entirely illusory belief that the masks are doing them some good. Unfortunately, no scientific study has demonstrated that masks do any good at all in terms of protecting people from COVID-19. Some mask wearers may feel a little better, because they may feel like they have some protection, even though in reality they have none. Governors and mayors, caught up in the mindless frenzy, are imposing fines on constituents who go au naturale. Houston’s mayor will issue $250 fines, after a single warning, for those caught without a face covering. Miami issues $100 citations for a first and second offense, followed by an arrest on the third offense. Broward County fines violators $1000 a day, and continued...

August 10, 2020 CNN takes first place in the ‘total lack of self-awareness’ category By Andrea Widburg One of the givens in modern American politics is that the media despise President Trump.  Except for Fox News, which gives him a fair shake, the rest of the American media have a hatred so intense that, no matter the story, they have to give it an anti-Trump twist. No wonder jokes circulate that if Trump announced he’d found a cure for cancer, the media would instantly lambaste him for taking work away from doctors.  That’s why it was so funny to see Brian Stelter and a guest applaud themselves for their fair-mindedness. We already know that journalists hew left — way, way left.  Of those American journalists who donated to a presidential candidate in 2016, well over 96% donated to Hillary Clinton.  As a general...

The Myth That Lockdowns Stop Pandemics COMMENTARY . By Stacey RudinAugust 07, 2020 (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) From the beginning of time, humans have used mythology to make sense of a chaotic natural world. Sir G.L. Gomme dubbed myths “the science of a pre-scientific age.” Folklore provided pre-scientific people a comforting sense of control over nature. To address dry spells, they deployed rain dances. Sunless stretches hindering crops prompted offerings to Helios. Then, our ancestors sat back and waited. The rains always came. The sun always reappeared, validating their “wisdom,” the illusion of control reinforced. Thanks to science, we know this was pure superstition. Though the same outcomes would have occurred had the tribe taken no action, the tribe leader would still have received credit or blame from his constituents. Similarly, today’s politicians race to take credit — or...

I’m ashamed to say I attended both the institutions of ‘higher learning’ mentioned in this article. In the 70’s when I was a freshman at Rutgers English 101 & 102 were mandatory. As recently as 20 years ago when my wife attended Rutgers ALL students, even transfer students such as herself, with the need for just a few credits to graduate, had to take English 101 & 102. That is how much emphasis and importance they placed on being able to write and speak in a manner that could be understood. Clearly, the present head(fool) of the “ENGLISH Department” must not have understood the story of the Tower of Babel. At Princeton the academics were slightly more rigorous given the competition which had been somewhat diluted at Rutgers due to affirmative action (I am sorry to say). None the less the professors were top notch if not a bit snooty but the...