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November 2, 2020

Pockets of Beauty: Japan Indies Film Festival 2020

My friend Mike, who lives in Tokyo, is running the Japan Indies Film Festival this year, in association with the Raindance Festival in London. Mike tells me that the festival was originally going to be held in a theater, but...


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Published on November 02, 2020 11:12

October 30, 2020

A Year Ago Today: Some Gratitude and Some Rage

This photo is actually from a year ago yesterday. My dad had gone into ER because (we later found out) he had a stress fracture in his knee. He was able to stand, and even walk, so they sent him...


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Published on October 30, 2020 22:41

WTMWD #43: Kerry McDonald on a powerful weapon against teen depression. Also: What to do about Halloween!

I speak with unschooling mom and homeschooling advocate Kerry McDonald about an upcoming 4-day webinar to help inspire teens' inner entrepreneurs – and about why it is more critical than ever that we encourage our teens to find ways to...


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Published on October 30, 2020 13:02

Kerry McDonald on a powerful weapon against teen depression. Also: What to do about Halloween!

I speak with unschooling mom and homeschooling advocate Kerry McDonald about an upcoming 4-day webinar to help inspire teens' inner entrepreneurs – and about why it is more critical than ever that we encourage our teens to find ways to...


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Published on October 30, 2020 13:02

WTMWD #42: Kevin Kiley's Lawsuit Against Governor Newsom Could Set a Critical Precedent

I spoke with California legislator Kevin Kiley this week, about his (and fellow legislator James Gallagher's) lawsuit against Governor Newsom's authoritarian orders, and his one-man rule. You can see Kiley's opening arguments in the case here. And his blog, with...


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Published on October 30, 2020 12:51

October 29, 2020

WTMWD #41: Bad Assumptions Drive Bad Policy: Masks and Viruses, with Roger Koops

I speak with retired scientist Roger Koops, about the nature of viruses and how flawed assumptions about how they operate in the natural world have driven mask recommendations and mandates that may do more harm than good. We also talk...


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Published on October 29, 2020 13:24

October 26, 2020

WTMWD #40: "They could have done this on any cold virus" - Kevin McKernan on PCR deception

I speak with founder and CSO of Medicinal Genomics, Kevin McKernan, about some of the problems with PCR testing, as well as some of the incentives to produce high positive test numbers, both of which are making it difficult to...


           
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Published on October 26, 2020 16:17

October 25, 2020

October 24, 2020

Elixir of Fear: A Halloween Story for Our Time

This is a Halloween story for 2020. It is also a fanfiction tribute to one of my favorite children's writers, John Bellairs. You can download the full PDF below. Enjoy. * * * Normally at this time of year, Harrison...


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Published on October 24, 2020 23:11

October 20, 2020