On the fifth anniversary of Brownstone Institute’s founding, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) released the diaries of Anthony Fauci during the Covid years until his retirement. They were written on government computers with the assistance of aides, so in no way are they private. They belong to the public, though it’s my judgment that it was intended to…
The short American attention span Recently, Anthony Fauci, who served as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for 38 years, testified before Congress. If this seems like a severely belated move on the part of our “representatives,” you aren’t familiar with the way they conduct business. They are, to quote Dickens,…
There exists, in the architecture of human delusion, a particular cognitive trap so seductive that even the intelligent, the disciplined, and the otherwise rational succumb to its geometry. It is the fantasy of the homo silens—the silent man who watches the conflagration from behind reinforced glass, untouched by the thermal bloom of societal dissolution. If you…
From September 1 to 4, 2026, Vladivostok, Russia, will host the 11th Eastern Economic Forum, organized by the Roscongress Foundation, the largest organizer of international public and business events. Traditionally, this event is attended by Russian President V. Putin, representatives of the Government of the Russian Federation and other countries around the world, as well…
As estimates for “Q-Day” move closer, experts warn that crypto’s slow governance, not its cryptography, may be the biggest obstacle to defending against quantum attacks. Quantum computing is a risk factor for every encrypted system on the planet, including major banks. But crypto, due to the way it works, may be the technology that gets…
Story at-a-glance Your thymus, a small immune gland behind your breastbone, begins shrinking in early adulthood, and research shows that better thymus health is strongly associated with lower risks of cancer, cardiovascular disease, metabolic disorders, and early death Adults with healthier thymus tissue were about half as likely to die during a 12-year study period,…
Please note: You can watch the video and join the conversation on my Substack. * * * Courtesy if Richplanet, in this 3 Part interview Richard D. Hall chats with Iain Davis about some of the topics discussed in his latest book “The Technocratic Dark State: Trump, AI, and Digital Dictatorship.” Richard D. Hall, Iain Davis, Andrew…
Japan recorded a 1.01 trillion yen ($6.2 billion) trade deficit during the first half of 2026, according to preliminary government data. This does not mean that Japan will collapse tomorrow, but it is another crack in the foundation of a debt structure that can no longer withstand rising interest rates, a collapsing currency, and imported inflation….
Roger Waters spent decades warning that the machine grinds on, that walls get built between people who have far more in common than they’ve been told, and that comfortable numbness is exactly what those in power count on. Now the Pink Floyd co-founder is aiming that same warning at the war in Ukraine, arguing that…
We either collectively reject Israel, or we watch western militaries fuse inseparably with the IDF. Reading by Tim Foley: Basically we’ve got two choices: we either aggressively denormalize Israel or we watch our society become more and more Israeli. We either collectively reject Israel, or we watch western militaries fuse inseparably with the IDF. We…
