Lockdown happened because the people who believed in them became dominant in the world of ideas, or at least prominent enough to override and banish traditional principles of public health.
Jeffrey A. Tucker, writing in the American Institute for Economic Research.
Nobody…
“Nobody is safe until everyone is safe”
A pernicious lie
Mask madness
Last year, when we emerged from state-mandated house arrest, we entered “the new normal” of mask-wearing and social distance to prevent the spread of Covid-19. We did all of that and it did not prevent the spread of Covid-19 – so we were all placed under house arrest again.
Emily Hill
Blair’s war on freedom
Blair has rarely been one to miss the opportunity to suggest that the solution to what people fear most at any given moment is more state power.
Maajid Nawaz, Unherd
Tabletop colours
Love these colours.
Freedom matters…
How easily the UK has slipped into authoritarian ways. Who would have thought at the start of 2020 that within less than 12 months the government would have to clarify that it did not support the idea of society being split into freedom castes based on vaccination?
Paddy Hannam, Spiked