People will be interpreting and debating covid numbers for the foreseeable future. In some places (in more conservative places especially) the unvaccinated are poorer and of generally worse health, in other places, (like my community) the unvaccinated are the most health conscious people around. The “unvaccinated” are sometimes the “not fully vaccinated”, which are often […]
Everyone these days is concerned about fascism. The liberal factions have won what was previously thought to be an unthinkable level of obedience to extreme measures by using the fear of fascists, which, without Trump, has had to find new boogeymen. While the FBI has been busy manipulating and bribing poor rednecks into some caricature
True joy is a by-product of faith in the inescapable meaning and value of life, which includes facing the seemingly darker aspects of existence that give us a way to learn and grow, as well as including the value in existence as it is and as we are. With this attitude comes the knowledge that
Immunology has been debating what “immunity” means since its very inception as a field. The central figure in the early days, Elie Metchnikoff, conceived of it as a kind of equilibrium between different cell lines. Probably the most important figure in its history, Frank Burnet, used to say “immunology was more of a philosophical problem
Antonio Grub: REASONS POETRY FEELS INACCESSIBLE TODAY : Much lyric poetry descends from ancient hymn, and the hymn is a sort of prayer, and religious artforms tend to feel alien in a secular world. Today’s dominant artforms—popular music, TV shows, film, video games and, yes, cuisine—give a gratification more immediate. Poetry has tended to be
