It's tempting to see in the Covid response some malevolent design. And it's easy to find elite networks that promoted the crazy policies. But there's a key reason why conspiracy theories are always wrong, says Colin Meade.
Climate hobgoblins have been long in the making whereas Covid ones crawled out of nowhere. But both put corrupted science in the service of tyrannical politics. Now, at last, the hobgoblins are fading, says Tilak Doshi.
Ben Affleck has told his daughter that she needs to be "realistic" about her demands for mask mandates after the 18-year-old was left "extremely disheartened" by the "ridicule" she received in response.
The fear is being ramped up again as the WHO warns of "concerning trends" for COVID-19 ahead of winter with "increasing deaths" as the new BA.2.86 Pirola variant spreads. Run for the hills.
A Canadian doctor, once at the frontline of the COVID-19 crisis, now finds himself at the centre of a legal battle with Queen's University after being fired for criticising the pandemic response on social media.
Eugyppius suspects that the media's increasing hysteria about the new Covid variant is linked to the impending release of updated vaccines from major pharmaceutical companies.
Spiked's Austin Williams says goodbye and good riddance to Mark Drakeford. The outgoing Welsh First Minister is an authoritarian zealot.
Stanley Milgram's obedience experiments echo in today's transgender sports debates, school biases, Covid-19 reactions and media sheeple. Will a few brave dissenters be enough to combat this societal decay?
Lockdown and vaccine enthusiasts meant well, thinks Australian expert after detailed impact assessment. But some should face criminal charges for negligence.
Paul Stevens has written a postcard from California for the Daily sceptic. Despite the mask mandates being lifted, some Californians continue to wear masks, having become habituated to the humiliating ritual.
