by J. Jerrald Hayes | May 15, 2022 | • Politics, Economics & The Economy, Income Inequality
The National Debt and Other Red Herrings | Real Progressives Discussions of inflation are often laden with an air of superstition and moral panic. Like all such things they can only persist in the face of misunderstanding and rumor....
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Feb 28, 2022 | Alternative Medicine, Pseudoscience, Scams
So I was speaking with an acquaintance/friend and she made some pretty sensational wild recommendations to me about my health and I ask her: “Says who?… Where id you learn that?” So be a natuaral skeptic as soon as the conversation was over I went...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Feb 26, 2022 | • Politics, World
I am trying to learn as much as I can about the Ukraine crisis,…it’s complicated for sure. Russia’s at war with Ukraine. Here’s how we got here As Russian forces begin an all-out assault on Ukraine after months of troop buildup and failed...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jan 21, 2022 | Science Based Medicine
An Open Letter to ZDoggMD | Science-Based Medicine Dear. ZDoggMD, During a recent social media kerfuffle, you referred to yourself as “arguably the biggest advocate for vaccination on social media”. Indeed, you’ve hosted credible individuals like Dr....
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jan 19, 2022 | Scams
This EverlyWell service which is saturating TV screens with ads lately looks like it is another Theranos story. In other words the medical practicality of the test is dubious at best according to medical professionals. In other words don’t waste your money. From the...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jan 17, 2022 | Critical Thinking, Loons, Pseudoscience, Science
‘A Menace to Public Health’: Doctors Demand Spotify Puts an End to Covid Lies on ‘Joe Rogan Experience’ As an infectious disease epidemiologist and research fellow at Boston’s Children’s Hospital who debunks health misinformation on...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jan 12, 2022 | • Politics, Racism, The Republicans
MAGA Nation is Fighting a Race War Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene says only “non-whites” can get anti-viral COVID treatment. It’s a lie, which, like all MAGA-conservatism, stokes racial...