Great Barrington Declaration

Federal government policy- and decision-making requires deep scientific, technological, and medical expertise from innumerable departments, agencies, and personnel.

The peak of COVID-19 infections might be behind us – at least until the next “variant of concern” of the SARS-CoV-2 virus appears – but the scourge of long COVID lives on.  And on.

The Swedish response has long been considered the polar opposite of the US response. The basis of those responses is “follow the science,” although the science of the Swedes is diametrically opposed to ours.

The Failure of Complex Systems

My image of the town square with various community members offering their world views has always felt satisfyingly fair.