William M. Briggs

Is Mandatory Vaccination Against COVID-19 Precautionary? — Guest Post by Jaap Hanekamp

This post originally ran at Hanekamp's own site1. He is a chemist and theologian. My love and I are fortunate enough to have three children, now in their twenties. They…

Statistics

Coronavirus Update XXVI: Mandatory Vaccines & Criminalization For Refusal Suggested

Shoot Up https://twitter.com/Surgeon_General/status/1233725785283932160 That was then. This is now: Defeat COVID-19 by requiring vaccination for all. It's not un-American, it's patriotic. More: "Make vaccines free, don't allow religious or personal…

Book review

The Vanishing Tradition: Perspectives On American Conservativism–Edited by Paul Gottfried, Reviewed

This is a good book to get into the hands of normie conservatives. Small-c classical so-called conservatives. I mean those who think they are true men of the Right but…

SAMT

Summary Against Modern Thought: Not All Rewards & Punishments Are Equal

Previous post. My stripes are many and deep. THAT NOT ALL REWARDS AND PUNISHMENTS ARE EQUAL 1 Since divine justice requires, for the preservation of equality in things, that punishments…

Culture

The Mass Mask — Guest Post by Uncle Mike & Rebuttal by Briggs

Uncle Mike Speaks Following this piece is a rebuttal by Yours Truly It has come to my attention that some people resent having to wear a face mask when attending…

Statistics

How To Really Check For Global Warming: Reader Question

From Alan Tomalty we have this question: No one has been able to separate out the amount of warming due to natural causes and amount due to CO2. Therefore I…

Fun

Prediction: Biden’s Minders Won’t Let Him Debate

https://twitter.com/TrumpWarRoom/status/1290971428813242368 It's cheating to start with this clip of Biden's mental f--- Biden's mental f--- Biden's mental fitness, but politics is war. My favorite part, incidentally, is around 45 seconds…

Podcast

Conservative Casual Friday (Now Wednesday)—Statistician to the Stars Debunks Coronadoom

Two great radio shows, featuring not-so-great Yours Truly. Andrew Harrod of Global Patriot Radio kindly interviewed me last Friday on his show, Conservative Casual Friday--Statistician to the Stars Debunks Coronadoom,…

Cary Cotterman on Ugly Women Rulers Condemn LookismAugust 3, 2026
Huh? Is this a joke, or what? As an ugly old dude who was only ever marginally attractive at all,…
Johnno on Ugly Women Rulers Condemn LookismAugust 3, 2026
If dating trends are anything to go by, the men are no longer looking... Imagination will suffice until the end…
Brian (bulaoren) on Ugly Women Rulers Condemn LookismAugust 3, 2026
Today is not April 1st (I checked). Physically unattractive women are not highly coveted on the mating market. Might that…
Philip Rogan on Ugly Women Rulers Condemn LookismAugust 3, 2026
Ugh, that put me off my lunch.
Aa on Death By Organ DonationAugust 2, 2026
I'm Doctor. I don't trust Doctors at all.

William M. Briggs

Ugly Women Rulers Condemn Lookism

The Wee P Boogie: The Song That’s Sweeping the Nation!

Wolfgang Smith For Everyone

Death By Organ Donation

$7.11 at 7:11 PM on 7/11 at 7/11: What Are The Chances?

Caution Against The Precautionary Principle: Interview with Jaap Hanekamp

Believing In God Makes You Crave Potato Chips, Say Academics

Hume’s Guillotine, Euclid’s Catapult: Induction, Axioms, and Objective Ethics

University of California Prof Tries To Save System From DIEing

The Equality Paradox

My Horrible Interaction With AI

SOON

The Court’s Slow Theft Of The Constitution — Guest Post by Ianto Watt

Happy Birthday to US

Never Use Or Trust P-values (Pagan-Values)

Musk Doges Deaths: Researchers Say USAID Absence Kills Kills Kills!

The Intellectual Capacity Of Women by David Stove

Marbles!

Class 92: Simple Optimal Decisions: PSA & Cancer Example

Math Is Epistemic Violence, Says Lady Academic

Truly Random Numbers Found?