Author: Mick Wright

This week Dr. Anthony Fauci declared the end of “the pandemic phase” before speedily reversing himself, as has been his Delphic custom for the past three years.

An increase in violent crime has attended the pandemic in cities across the country, but we have felt its intensity deeply in Memphis.

Viral videos out of China this week paint a vivid portrait of what happens when insane authoritarian policies are not met with sufficient political opposition and civic power.

One does not need to look very far to discover that our culture has completely lost touch with reality. Empty slogans and utter nonsense rule the day.

One characteristic of governance in the COVID era is that it literally didn’t work. Parks and buildings were off limits to visitors. Schools were closed to students. The public was prevented from observing or participating in the legislative process. Even after the lifting of certain restrictions, basic public services could be still unavailable, spotty, unresponsive, inadequate or slow.