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Guardian Claims Belgium Is the Only Country in Western Europe Where Democratic Values Were Violated During the Pandemic
Remarkably, a Guardian article looking at violations of democratic values in Europe during the pandemic has claimed, "Belgium was the only western country where people’s freedoms were moderately violated”.
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Smokers Are Not a Burden
The smoking-costs-us folk seem to forget that we all die, even non-smokers. The facts about the health-care cost of smoking are in fact the opposite of the common preconception.
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EU Excess Mortality Suggests that Vaccine Effectiveness Has Been Overestimated
Looking at excess mortality for the EU-27, the peak in November of 2021 – after the vaccine rollout and three previous waves – was higher than the peak in April of 2021 – when the population was immunologically naive.
Read moreReflections on the War in Ukraine
by Dr. James Alexander I In order to be sceptical about war we need both philosophy and history. In relation...
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When it Comes to Managing the Pandemic, is Australia Bottom of the International League Table?
The Australian's Steve Waterson has written a guest post for the Daily Sceptic in which he rails against the stupidity of Australia's management of the pandemic. Could the ruling class have handed it any worse?
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What People Don’t Get About the ‘NATO Argument’
Those who dismiss the "NATO argument" claim we must uphold the principle of national sovereignty. But the West doesn't uphold this principle itself. So why didn't we accept reality, and follow Mearsheimer's proposal?
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Faroe Islands: The Tiny Country that Rejected Lockdown and Proved it Made No Difference
No lockdowns, mask mandates or business closures, and a medically-trained Education Minister who declined the vaccine saying vaccines don't control coronaviruses. Read the fascinating story of the Faroe Islands.
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A Response to Toby Young’s Babyish Piece About Ukraine
In a guest post for the Daily Sceptic, Lynne Sash argues that Putin's invasion of Ukraine was inevitable, given the West's provocations and NATO's relentless expansion eastwards.
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A Sceptical Take On the Ukraine Crisis
Being sceptical of the mainstream narrative on Ukraine in no way implies that you support Putin. It’s about acknowledging geopolitical realities, and minimising the risk of catastrophic outcomes like nuclear war.
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In Wartime, Dissent Should Not be Confused With Disloyalty
Hillary Clinton has accused Tucker Carlson of "giving aid and comfort" to the enemy because he questioned US support for Ukraine. But dissent isn't treason and our belief in free speech is what distinguishes us from Putin.
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