This Week in MAGA #73: The Great Leap Backwards
Here is this week’s selection of the fools from the past week. It emanates from a blend of religious Fundamentalism with right-wing politics
Why Do Smart People Believe Weird Conspiracy Theories?
How do you decide what is real? Sitting between your ears is one of the most powerful pattern-seeking engines evolution ever produced. It is astonishingly useful. It is also sometimes hilariously wrong. One example of this is encapsulated by just one word – Pareidolia. This is where you see something that you know is not … Read more
This Week in MAGA #72: Electoral Ragnarok is here
Here is this week’s selection of the fools from the past week. It emanates from a blend of religious Fundamentalism with right-wing politics
Drinking Raw Milk Is Back. Here Are the 5 Myths Driving It
I really did not expect there to be a need to write this in 2026, but here we are: please do not be seduced by the claim that drinking raw milk is a health upgrade. I understand why the argument sounds attractive. Raw milk is marketed as natural, old-fashioned, nutrient-rich and less processed. In an … Read more
This Week in MAGA #71: “Oh, You think he was referring to you?”
Here is this week’s selection of the fools from the past week. It emanates from a blend of religious Fundamentalism with right-wing politics
666: The Beast, Nero, and Centuries of Bad Arithmetic
Why 666? Basically because this is my 666th posting on Medium, hence I’ve been inspired to mull over this rather infamous 666 number and apply a bit of critical thinking to it. There is what we actually know about this number, and then there are the multiple layers of religious mythology that surrounds it. Which … Read more