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Can Kool Aid Protect Against Covid-19?

If you are of short attention span, let me answer this quickly. No! Kool Aid cannot protect against Covid-19. Kool aid is a soft drink, favoured by cults. Covid-19 is a contagious and sometimes fatal disease. […]

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The Armchair Epidemiologist

Andy Warhol once said “In the future, everyone will be an epidemiologist for 15 minutes.” How right he was. My dear friend Nassim Taleb is one. He tells us to be wary of the inherent […]

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The Free Speech Union

I am pleased to announce that wilmott.com has become a Founder Member of the Free Speech Union, freespeechunion.org. Taken from their website:  Free speech is the bedrock on which all our other freedoms rest, yet it is currently […]

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What Just Happened

Let me start out by saying that this post is not for anyone who might be reading it. Or if there are a few of you for whom it resonates I bet you haven’t let […]

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Misinterpreting The Evidence

I saw a news story recently saying something like there are more germs on your iPhone than on a toilet seat. From which we conclude what? We are told to conclude that this is really […]

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Where Do You Keep Your Offshore Money?

Where do you keep your offshore money? The media is all upset about celebs, politicians, etc. having money in various offshore places, in order to avoid taxes. Naturally, and totally expectedly, this is very hypocritical […]