William M. Briggs

Here's a series of fascinating statistics. https://twitter.com/ZachG932/status/1565810798236155904 The FBI data---an agency which is not known for its willingness to tell uncomfortable truths---shows that blacks are about 10 times more violent…

Due to underwhelming demand, and something not entirely dissimilar to the silence of a distant clamour, I announce the periodic return of the Ask A Scientific Ethicist column. These columns…

So Nancy Pelosi's nephew (once or whatever removed), the current and confirmed ruler of California, has banned sale of new gas cars in 2035. He does this by sheer will,…

There’s a play showing now but unlike most plays the third and last act hasn’t been fully written yet. But I think the first two have. A long time ago.…

Regular readers know that because I have been working with doctors for twenty-some years, I often joke the best medical advice I can give is "Do not get sick." That…