The making of a (left-wing) Covid Dissident – Part II
In part two, Phil Shannon calls for a new Left which capitalises on the lessons of Covid, particularly the centrality of freedom from state tyranny.
The making of a (left-wing) Covid dissident – Part I
In part one Phil Shannon explores the first two stages of the formation of a left-wing Covid dissident.
Covid Ate My Homework, Sir!
Covid policymakers have so much invested in masks and vaxxes they cannot admit responsibility for the harm caused, writes Phil Shannon. Get rid of the crazy policies and watch skills shortages shrink to normal levels.
The balance of forces at the fag-end of the Covid era: update from Australia
With Covid tyranny currently winding down in Australia Phil Shannon reflects on the long shadow of ‘Covid culture’ & the way forward for pro freedom citizens.
Book Review: The Psychology of Totalitarianism by Mattias Desmet. Part 2
Phil Shannon continues his review of Mattias Desmet’s ‘The Psychology of Totalitarianism.’
Book Review: The Psychology of Totalitarianism by Mattias Desmet. Part 1
Virus hysteria, mass formation psychosis & whether conspirators engineered the panic are discussed in this book review of ‘The Psychology of Totalitarianism.’
Covid: What we have learned
Phil Shannon casts a critical eye on the interplay between the engines of the COVID crisis: Illness, capital, class oppression and state overreach. In doing so, he raises questions that those on the left would do well to consider.
Left, Right, Left, Right, Left …
The “Covid left” has ended up sounding like rightwing reactionaries, writes Phil Shannon, and the left needs to drop its suspicion of the word “freedom”.
The ‘Hidden Curriculum’ of the Face-Mask, Part 2: The Politics of the Mask
Part 1 reviewed the technical reasons why masks don’t work, and documented the suite of health harms they pose in return. Part 2 seeks to explain why they have risen to such prominence despite this.
The ‘Hidden Curriculum’ of the Face-Mask Part 1
On average, we touch our faces 23 times an hour. In part 1, Phil Shannon summarises the overwhelming evidence that shows face masks don’t protect and points out the multiple ways in which they harm.