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The Profits of Despair

On December 21, 2025 By Steve Wand1 Comment

Introduction IN OCTOBER, 2023 I experienced a nervous breakdown. I wrote of this in June of this year, in my post titled 'The Raven.' Upon leaving hospital I inevitably did so laden with a cocktail of prescription drugs. One of these was the so-called 'anti-depressant,' Sertraline. Now, after gradually reducing my daily dose, I have …

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The Pandemic Playbook

On August 12, 2025 By Steve WandLeave a comment

A Post COVID-19 Autopsy 'Fill them with news that they can’t breathe.They will feel like they are drowning in information, but they will think they are intelligent.' - Ray Bradbury IN EARLY 2020, the word pandemic became an everyday term — repeated in headlines, political speeches, and on endless, real-time news feeds. The world was …

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Rubicon Crossed (No Return)

On June 18, 2021December 26, 2021 By Steve WandLeave a comment

In November, 2020 while collecting anti-epilepsy medication from my local medical practice, I was threatened with police intervention. My crime? I refuse to inflict harm upon myself by recycling the waste from my respiratory system. In other words, I will not wear a mask. What follows is my letter of complaint, issued to my doctor. …

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Servitude without Tears

On June 16, 2021December 26, 2021 By Steve WandLeave a comment

Here I return to the subject covered in my April offering entitled Powerful Illusions in which I discussed the need for us to adopt critical thought if we are to counter the onslaught of widespread fake news. In my earlier post I included the following quotation from Polish-American diplomat and political scientist, Zbigniew Brzezinski: Shortly …

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