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Public health is not a science
February 1, 2023, 10:56 AM IST
A few weeks ago I outlined the case for disbanding public health. Apart from the information and incentive issues I highlighted in my December 2022 blog posts, there is an even more fundamental reason why…
February 1, 2023, 10:56 AM IST
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The case for disbanding public health in its current form – Part 3
December 18, 2022, 8:00 AM IST
Continuing from Part 2: Gross exaggeration of covid lethality It has been evident to many since around April 2020 that Covid is not particularly lethal. I must admit that it took me till 20 November…
December 18, 2022, 8:00 AM IST
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The case for disbanding public health in its current form – Part 1
December 17, 2022, 4:55 PM IST
In March 2020, Sweden showed us how public health should be managed ethically. But the rest of public health entered the territory in which the now-universally-castigated former “scientific discipline” of eugenics is placed. Eugenics breaches…
December 17, 2022, 4:55 PM IST
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Mandatory natural farming will starve India
February 19, 2022, 9:11 AM IST
On 17 February 2022, Anil Ghanwat will launch a civil disobedience movement to demand the lifting of the genetically modified (GM) crop moratorium in India. He will also release a detailed Feed India Paper which…
February 19, 2022, 9:11 AM IST
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Facts regarding the Djokovic vaccine issue
January 10, 2022, 8:16 PM IST
The Djokovic saga has been a public relations disaster for Australia and rightly so. Never has any allegedly “Western” nation displayed such extreme levels of insanity. These are the facts re: Djokovic’s vaccine issue: 1….
January 10, 2022, 8:16 PM IST
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Refuting the remaining arguments against farm liberalisation
December 7, 2021, 8:53 PM IST
The surprising thing about those who oppose liberalisation in agriculture and demand mandatory MSP is that they do not care to publish detailed reasons for their demands. The only attempt at making an argument was…
December 7, 2021, 8:53 PM IST
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Avik Saha’s MSP arguments have no logical basis
December 7, 2021, 10:48 AM IST
On 6 December 2021 I considered Yogendra Yadav’s approach to MSP and found it to be wanting. In this piece I consider the arguments that Avik Saha made in the Times of India on 26…
December 7, 2021, 10:48 AM IST
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Yogendra Yadav has abandoned guaranteed MSP. Let the farmers go home
December 5, 2021, 11:47 PM IST
Mr Modi had no choice but to repeal the farm laws. I had written on 26 January 2021 that “It has not been possible for Mr Modi to bulldoze the farm laws. It is time…
December 5, 2021, 11:47 PM IST
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Lockdown origins and harms – Part 3
April 23, 2021, 3:46 PM IST
Continuing from Part 2. In this part I examine the alleged benefits of lockdowns. Lockdowns don’t work If lockdowns were such a great idea there would surely be thousands of books and tens of thousands…
April 23, 2021, 3:46 PM IST
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Lockdown origins and harms – Part 2
April 22, 2021, 3:45 PM IST
In part 1 I examined general policy concepts such as risk, costs and benefits, and the impacts of policy on human rights and freedoms. I now turn to ABC’s suggestion that I have “claimed that…
April 22, 2021, 3:45 PM IST
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Lockdown origins and harms – Part 1
April 21, 2021, 4:47 PM IST
On 16 April 2021, Australia’s national news broadcaster, ABC, took it upon itself to “fact check” my work on the origin of lockdowns and their harms. Since policy makers elsewhere, including in India, continue to…
April 21, 2021, 4:47 PM IST
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Yes, 850 died of covid recently in a day, but 27,000 die every day in India
April 11, 2021, 7:14 PM IST
Governments, international organisations and mainstream media continue to drum up fear and panic in India, even as the facts entirely contradict their claims. At this time last year, in April 2020, much less information was…
April 11, 2021, 7:14 PM IST
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Let’s repeal the farm laws and start again
February 3, 2021, 3:36 PM IST
On 25 January 2021 I outlined the liberal position regarding the three farm laws that have caused so much controversy. For India’s liberals the current impasse presents a difficult situation since it is we who…
February 3, 2021, 3:36 PM IST
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We need a White Paper on farm reforms – Part 3
January 25, 2021, 4:32 PM IST
Continuing from Part 2. b) Governance reforms The White Paper must lay out the plan for all supporting governance reforms to help the farm sector. For instance, reforms are needed to deliver a good land…
January 25, 2021, 4:32 PM IST
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We need a White Paper on farm reforms – Part 2
January 25, 2021, 4:30 PM IST
Continuing from Part 1. Undoubtedly India and Australia have significant differences in their history and geography, but the stark difference in the outcomes of their farmers can be attributed to their policies: in Australia the…
January 25, 2021, 4:30 PM IST
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We need a White Paper on farm reforms – Part 1
January 25, 2021, 4:06 PM IST
The socialist republic of India has somehow blundered along for seven decades despite all major political parties being firmly opposed to capitalism and freedom. For example, as I had discussed in a four-part article in…
January 25, 2021, 4:06 PM IST
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The covid vaccine is good but the people must decide – Part 2
January 18, 2021, 10:07 AM IST
Continuing from Part 1. What about reports that these vaccines don’t prevent transmission? In general, some vaccines are more effective at reducing the severity of a disease than reducing its transmission. While it is unclear…
January 18, 2021, 10:07 AM IST
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The covid vaccine is good but the people must decide – Part 1
January 18, 2021, 10:02 AM IST
Our party believes in evidence-based and risk-based policy that must also be consistent with liberty. Thus, from 6 March 2020 onward, we have opposed society-wide lockdowns and other disproportionate public health measures that harm the…
January 18, 2021, 10:02 AM IST
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Time for big tech to respect liberty or be forced to do so
January 9, 2021, 12:26 PM IST
The internet has pretty much been the Wild West for over two decades, which is a good thing and has allowed the best among various internet companies to grow. We have all benefited. To me…
January 9, 2021, 12:26 PM IST
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Xi Jinping’s use of hysteria as warfare – Part 3
January 5, 2021, 3:37 PM IST
In Part 2 I had started looking at the evidence for China’s use of cyber warfare in 2020. A video circulated by @manisha_kataki on 12 March 2020 shows Chinese workers disinfecting streets: once again entirely…
January 5, 2021, 3:37 PM IST
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