Scott Morefield brownstone.org Scott Morefield spent three years as a media & politics reporter with the Daily Caller, another two years with BizPac Review, and has been a weekly columnist here at Townhall since 2018. As a thought experiment, I posted the following statement to Twitter last week: “Unless
Circulating on Facebook The Vaccinated People Are Scared. They’re scared to get COVID. They’re scared someone they love might get it and possibly die from it. They were worried they might not get to travel again or see their international families. They’re not ignorant or ‘sheeple’ – they
The word for today is… culminate (verb): 1 of a celestial body : to reach its highest altitude 2a : to rise to or form a summit b : to reach the highest or a climactic or decisive point 3 to bring to a head or to the highest point Source : Merriam -Webster
Last Friday, on the day when New Zealand embarked on a segregated society, Voices for Freedom held a Silent Vigil at the Bridge of Remembrance in Christchurch. It was a very special and emotional event. There is nothing more beautiful than individuals standing up for freedom in such a peaceful
The word for today is… genius (noun): 1 : a very smart or talented person : a person who has a level of talent or intelligence that is very rare or remarkable 2 : a person who is very good at doing something 3 : great natural ability Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The belief
Ivan Oransky mercatornet.com Ivan Oransky, MD, is a cofounder of Retraction Watch, editor in chief of Spectrum and a distinguished writer in residence at New York University’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute.He is a member of Knowable’s Magazine Advisory Group. A warning: This article will not
December 6th, 2021. One of the advantages of living in a small town 450 km from London is that sometimes things pass us by. So it is with Covid. Now that the tourists have gone home the town is quiet and peaceful. Everyone just gets on with things in a
The word for today is… vestige (noun): 1a : a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost b : the smallest quantity or trace 2 : a bodily part or organ that is small and degenerate or imperfectly developed
Jeffrey A. Tucker brownstone.org Jeffrey A. Tucker is Founder and President of the Brownstone Institute and the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press and ten books in 5 languages, most recently Liberty or Lockdown. He is also the editor of The Best of
The word for today is… filial (adjective): 1 : of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter 2 : having or assuming the relation of a child or offspring Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Filial is descended from Latin filius, meaning “son,” and filia, meaning “daughter,” and in English (where it has
zest (noun): 1 : a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring 2 : an enjoyably exciting quality 3 : keen enjoyment Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Zest can spice up your life—fitting for a word that we learned from the world of
Simon Black sovereignman.com Simon Black, as James Hickman is more commonly known, is the Founder of Sovereign Man. He is an international investor, entrepreneur, and a free man. His daily e-letter, Notes from the Field, draws on his life, business and travel experiences to help readers gain more freedom,
The word for today is… misbegotten (adjective): 1 dated : unlawfully conceived : born to parents not married to each other 2a : having a disreputable or improper origin b : contemptible Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : In the beginning, there was bigietan, and bigietan begot beyeten; then in the days of Middle English beyeten
Marc Harris Diane Crone Cardiff Metropolitan University Marc Harris is an experienced mixed methods researcher driven to address health and social inequalities. He has expertise in physical activity promotion, gamification, alcohol use and image-enhancing drug use. Diane is a Professor in Exercise and Health at the Cardiff School of Sport
The word for today is… zeitgeist (noun): : the general intellectual, moral, and cultural climate of an era Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Scholars have long maintained that each era has a unique spirit, a nature or climate that sets it apart from all other epochs. In German, such a spirit is
The word for today is… dedication (noun): 1 religion : an act or rite of dedicating 2 : a devoting or setting aside for a particular purpose 3 : a name and often a message prefixed to a literary, musical, or artistic production in tribute to a person or cause 4 : self-sacrificing devotion
