#End the ‘priesthood’ of experts and other commentary

#End the ‘priesthood’ of experts and other commentary

“End the ‘priesthood’ of experts and other commentary” Science watch: End the ‘Priesthood’ of Experts “A problem arises,” notes Jeffrey A. Singer at Reason, when some experts “exert outsized influence over the opinions of other experts” and so “establish an orthodoxy enforced by a priesthood.” The pandemic “provided many examples,” on kids’ risk from the…

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#Letters to the Editor — April 4, 2022

#Letters to the Editor — April 4, 2022

“Letters to the Editor — April 4, 2022” The Issue: President Biden’s plan to release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserves to lower gas prices. President Biden called the release of oil from the strategic reserve a “war-time bridge” (“Joe’s Endless Energy-Price Bull,” Editorial, April 1). Do we now invoke wartime powers when other nations…

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#The West needs to end its reckless war on energy

#The West needs to end its reckless war on energy

“The West needs to end its reckless war on energy” Maybe now the West will wake up to the foolishness of its war on energy, which has left it badly dependent on the Kremlin Killer and other scum for oil and gas. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is creating ginormous energy-related headaches for Europe, with Germany…

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#Putin’s army is dwindling and other commentary

#Putin’s army is dwindling and other commentary

“Putin’s army is dwindling and other commentary” War watch: Putin’s Army’s Top-Down Woes Russia’s lost “at least five generals fighting in Ukraine in less than a month” thanks to “communications failures and a lack of discipline among . . . conscripted troops” that’ve made it “more difficult to communicate orders to the front lines,” Jack Detsch reports…

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