Healthy Skeptic

Minimum wage craziness 17.05.2026 3:22 ↓

The city of Minneapolis enacts a high minimum wage, with the usual results--fewer jobs, fewer businesses and no higher income for the affected workers

The Futility of Epidemic Supression Measures 12.05.2026 4:22 ↓

A respiratory virus epidemic cannot be suppressed by lockdowns, masking or other measures and those measures cause more damage than good.

Retracted Climate Research 09.05.2026 2:47 ↓

the leading study on supposed economic damage from climate change is retracted for being fake

Teen Use of THC products and legalization 07.05.2026 3:12 ↓

Legalization of THC products causes an increase in teen use, which is strongly associated with very serious mental health, cognitive and physical health problems.

both sides-ism 06.05.2026 4:00 ↓

the problem of political violence exists only on the radical left side of our political spectrum

Temperature changes 04.05.2026 3:39 ↓

More debunking of climate hysteria as a study shows less extreme warm or cold events over the last century

artificial intelligence model creation 02.05.2026 4:33 ↓

An article in Nature illustrates dangers in the training and output of AI systems, with uncertain human control over what the AI models learn

tornadoes and ocean currents 30.04.2026 3:29 ↓

Recent data debunk climate hysteria about more and stronger tornadoes and the collapse of an important ocean current.

Balsa Wood for Wind Turbines 29.04.2026 2:12 ↓

Wind power relies on destruction of rain forests to log balsa wood for tubine blade construction

340B drug program abuses 28.04.2026 5:46 ↓

The 340B drug pricing program was designed to lower prices for poor patients but has been used by hospitals to make billions in profits.

smartphones and internet access 27.04.2026 2:20 ↓

a new study looks at how blocking internet access on smartphones can improve mental health

Law enforcement surges and crime 25.04.2026 3:02 ↓

the federal law enforcement surges into cities have resulted in remarkable crime rate drops

Jane Eyre 24.04.2026 4:13 ↓

A brief description of the classic novel Jane Eyre

The Horrific Dem Party 23.04.2026 3:07 ↓

Two events this week--the Virginia redistricting and the SPLC scandal show the true face of the anti-Democratic party, which will do anything to gain and stay in power.

Chimpanzee violence 21.04.2026 4:10 ↓

Stories around a spate of violence in a large group of chimpanzees spark a rambling discourse about the origins of human violence

Minnesota's decline 20.04.2026 2:40 ↓

recent economic reports show just how far Minnesota has fallen during King Walz' reign

Neighborly love in Minnesota 20.04.2026 2:29 ↓

Three child rapists are among the illegal immigrants protected by King Walz and the Dems in the name of "neighborly love".

Minnesota state spending 19.04.2026 3:28 ↓

Minnesota is a failing state, with grotesquely high per person spending and taxes.

Cancer During the Epidemic 18.04.2026 3:05 ↓

A new study describes the impact of slower diagnoses of cancer during the CV-19 epidemic

Q1 2026 VC activity 17.04.2026 5:40 ↓

A discussion of venture capital activity in Q1 2026

Fluoride and Intelligence 16.04.2026 2:22 ↓

A new study from Wisconsin debunks the idea that there is a link between fluoridated water and intelligence

Medicare Advantage and Total Medicare Spending 15.04.2026 4:00 ↓

A study shows that more MA penetration is associated with lower Medicare spending

Tylenol and autism 14.04.2026 3:11 ↓

A new large study confirms there is no link between tylenol use and autism

Martin Luther 12.04.2026 6:09 ↓

A review of a Martin Luther bio, whose role in creating our world cannot be overstated

US Debt Auctions, week of April 6, 2026 11.04.2026 4:07 ↓

a discussion of recent US debt auction results