Advice & Dissent

Sep19

Pandemic hysteria blast from the past

While researching the World Health Organization's campaign to grotesquely exaggerate the swine flu threat, I came across this little gem from a 1990 edition of the New York Times. "Eight to ten million people around the world are now infected with the virus that causes AIDS, and…Read More
Sep18

A graphic (literally) view of swine flu panic

From the CDC: Here we see a graph line of doctor visits for people claiming to have "flu-like" symptoms. It's practically going straight up. But here we see hospitalizations for confirmed cases of influenza broken down by age categories. The lines are essentially flat. Finally…Read More
Sep16

Too, too much about Rep. Joe Wilson's heckle

Gee, and I thought August was supposed to be the slow news month. "Joe Wilson is racist!" Why? Pres. Obama is black. Well, in the U.S. he is. That's a result of slave laws and the so-called "one drop rule." In any other country he'd be called mulatto - as white as he is black…Read More
Sep6

Mass outbreak of "suspected" swine flu!

"U-Md. Reports Dozens of Flu Cases," declared the Washington Post headline. But while the story began, "The University of Maryland has 64 cases of suspected swine flu" it concludes, "The U-Md. health center is not testing students to confirm H1N1 infection, because the course of…Read More
Sep5

Swine flu's no baby killer

By yet another measure, there's nothing extraordinary about swine flu except the way a virus is being exploited for political reasons and to shore up sagging circulation figures. Just-released CDC figures indicate all of 36 swine flu deaths in children under age five. How does…Read More
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