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The Truth, the Partial Truth, & Everything but the Truth

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In January 2025, the Trump administration repeatedly asserted the bold claim that they were halting a $50 million federal expenditure of condoms to Hamas. Of course, this bold claim is an outrageous lie — and a preposterous one at that. At $50 million worth of condoms, assuming the condoms were purchased at the super bulk wholesale price the United Nations purchases condoms, and assuming every man ages 15 to 65 in Gaza uses 52 condoms a year (a generous estimation), that would be enough condoms to last the entire population of Gaza more than 40 years. Reasonable people know that … Continue reading The Truth, the Partial Truth, & Everything but the Truth

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Vaccine Hesitancy & Western Ontology

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There’s a lot of discourse circling around. Stuff like, “Get the vaccine. It will save your life. Here are the statistics. Here are the stories.” This discourse is important. This discourse is necessary. Appealing to someone’s self-interest is the quickest, fastest way to get someone to do the thing that’s best for them to do. But need I remind that values are important too? I fear that too few people are talking about the fundamental reason why so many of these self-interest conversations are necessary in the first place. Look, it’s true — on a deep, deep spiritual level — … Continue reading Vaccine Hesitancy & Western Ontology