The lies, distortions, and conspiracy theories being used to frighten Americans away from universal healthcare are really getting on my nerves. While there are some legitimate concerns about U.S. healthcare reform, the astroturfing efforts being carried out on behalf of corporate insurance interests are based almost entirely on scare tactics and misinformation. Just a few... Continue Reading →
Good Model, Poor Role Model
I'm relieved to see a long-overdue website aimed at the most visible anti-vaccination scaremonger in America: Stop Jenny McCarthy. That a bisexual nude model famous for her gross-out behaviour can reinvent herself as a role model for parents of autistic children and as a vaccine "expert" says much about our culture. It's not that I... Continue Reading →
A Slander That Just Won’t Die
Where does ignorance end and anti-semitism begin? The Liberal candidate for the Winnipeg riding of Kildonan-St. Paul, Lesley Hughes, has been asked to resign. Sort of. Her name will still appear on the ballot, since it's too late to remove her from it. Ms. Hughes is a former CBC radio host who also edited Canadian... Continue Reading →
The World of Dr. Deagle
Dr. William Deagle is a physician, a prophet, a government insider/whistleblower, and one of the two witnesses described in the Book of Revelation. He knows what really happened at Columbine, the World Trade Center, and Oklahoma City. He could be the ruler of the world, but he has chosen to enlighten the masses instead. Thanks... Continue Reading →
AIDS Conspiracy Theories (ACTS)
Celia Farber's article "Out of Control", published in this month's Harper's (see my article on that here) has spurred me to post some more of the outrageous ACTS that have been gaining momentum since the '80s and '90s. Biologist Jakob Segal of Berlin's Humboldt University was the first person to declare publicly the ACT that... Continue Reading →