Minimization of Harm
I regard consensus science as an extremely pernicious development that ought to be stopped cold in its tracks. Historically, the claim of consensus has...
Philanthrocapitalism and Corporatocracy: The Great Global Coup d’état
Introduction
Last September 14th, a corporate news outlet, Politico.com, published an article regarding the extent of the control that two private foundations — the Wellcome Trust and...
Cockup or Conspiracy: Understanding COVID-19 as a ‘Structural Deep Event’
(Updated July 2023 based upon article originally published by PANDA in March 2022)
It has been three years since COVID-19 emerged as a dominant and,...
Threats to Freedom of Expression: Covid-19, the ‘fact checking counter-disinformation industry’, and online harm...
(Also published by PANDA and at PANDA substack)
We are living through an era in which freedom of expression is evaporating. Numerous scientists have been...
Global Health and the Art of Really Big Lies
(Also published by Brownstone Institute and PANDA.)
Prologue: The art of Really Big Lies
In a former role I had a boss who lied a lot....
Ivermectin and Televised Mainstream News: A Case Study of Propaganda
Abstract
Televised mainstream news (TMN) may be relaying intentionally misleading descriptions and narratives that are effectively synonymous with propaganda. This study proposes that TMN knowingly...
Resuscitating the Comatose: The Defibrillating Fine Art of John Whitehead
Introduction
Michelangelo mastered mannerism, Georges Seurat pointillism, Vincent Van Gogh impressionism, Edvard Munch expressionism, and Pablo Picasso cubism. The multiplicity of movements developed by countless...
Face Masks – Medical Protection or Badge of Obedience?
I don’t normally watch TVNZ’s Seven Sharp, but on 5th October 2021, we were told that an immunologist would be on the programme to...
Misinformation or Public Debate?
Introduction
In recent years, there has been an upsurge of concern about online misinformation and disinformation, with efforts to thwart it. In many cases, claims...
Propaganda for Beginners, Part 6: Pride in Prejudice; The manipulation of perception through “pre-bunking”
(Part 6 of the series “Propaganda for Beginners”: Read Parts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.)
What is “pre-bunking” and why is it dangerous? It is a method of...