William M. Briggs

Caesar was warned, but could not see beyond the horizon. And so, being blinded (by many things), he fell. In the Senate, of course. Now comes a similar warning. I…

Taking a few days off. Some sharp guest posts coming next two days. Be back Monday. The FAA whined that SpaceX launched its Starship without a "safety waiver" last December.…

Reader Stephen Shipman found the JAMA---prestigious journal!---peer-reviewed note "Science Denial and COVID Conspiracy Theories: Potential Neurological Mechanisms and Possible Responses" by Bruth Miller. Let's don't breeze by that KGB-style subtitle:…

It is difficult to tell anymore just who is in charge of the country. Those of a classic state of mind are inclined to say the President, perhaps in concert…

An enormous number of academic philosophers, some seven hundred, signed a hilarious "open letter" supposedly condemning "transphobia in philosophy", but in reality trying to slit the throat---metaphorically!---of a fellow academic…