Hypocrisy & Straw-man Arguments of Racism Meghan & Harry’s interview with Oprah Winfrey has created a tsunami of emotions with the media obligingly stoking the fires for creating headlines, increased circulation and clicks. But is this shrill cacophony a clever ruse for some insidious motives wrapped in hypocrisy and straw-manning? To explore this, let us […]
Animal Farm and the American Elections Trying to make the most of lockdown, I decided to revive my interest in Perry Mason novels which I used to read with avid interest in my youth. However, I was gravely disappointed when I found that they no longer held my interest. This made me think as to
Covid-19 Perspective & Priorities Any crisis requires comparative and reliable data to give our priorities perspective and context. Is the seemingly extreme and knee jerk reaction of bringing the world to a halt to fight Covid-19 pandemic justified? Has anyone given any definitive scientific rationale for it? Alternatively, are the justifications provided scientific? This scrutiny
Covid-19 Modelling Madness Sorry the modelling here does not refer to the kind that involves fashion models, but the more mundane type used by scientists to make future predictions. I am sure it has not escaped your notice that all kind of forecasts are being made with abandon about Covid-19 reminiscent of the prophesies of
It’s the Culture, Stupid! Discussing Brexit with some young people I was struck by their lack of confidence in Britain’s ability to succeed outside the EU collective. They bemoaned the likely loss of EU subsidies, jobs and their future prospects. Similar sentiments of dependence also predominate any discussion on public expectations of NHS, Social Security
