Yes, this is satire.
Category Archives: Social Commentary
Why Is Everything “Liberal”?
A depressing, but probably correct analysis (scare quotes because they’re leftists, not liberals).
Leaving Minneapolis
What a disaster. I wonder how long Lileks will hold out?
Hero Cop
…saves black teen from being murdered. But of course, the media narrative is that he killed a teenager because racism.
The Latest Witch Hunt
…in Massachusetts. The last time they had one in Massachusetts, it didn’t end well.
The Chauvin Jury Decision
No, it was not a fair trial.
The 1619 Project
…summarized in one (long) sentence.
Masking Children
In our continued overreaction to this bug, the nation has engaged in industrial-scale child abuse for over a year now.
Public-School Wokeness
…is belatedly fueling a public backlash.
Wearing Masks Outside
It didn’t make much sense even at the beginning, give that we knew early on that UV killed it, and there was no evidence of transmission under those circumstances, but it’s come to the point at which it’s now just stupid.
[Update a few minutes later]
Why are Democrats so badly misinformed about Covid?
Why are they so badly misinformed about everything?
[Update a while later]
Team Blue should give up its unhealthy obsession with Covid panic porn.
[Tuesday-morning update]
The Great Barrington Declaration and ad hominem argumentation.
I met Dr. Bhattacharya in October, shortly after the declaration was drafted, at the Hillsdale event where I gave my presentation on the economics of space.