Vaccine conspiracies, like so much modern cult conspiracy culture, perpetuates itself and lives on indefinitely thanks to the community-building and archiving of the Internet. Alex Pareene archivebuildcommunity Change image and share on social
It's been possible for years to use a PC to watch and record over-the-air television broadcasts, and unencrypted cable television tuners have been available almost as long. But for a long time, you could only watch copyright-protected channels with a cable company-leased box. Alex Pareene airboxbroadcast share on social
The song 'Take This Job and Shove It' spent 18 weeks on the country charts in 1977. 1970s country music fans had a clearer understanding of the ennui of wage-slavery than modern elites. Alex Pareene 1970schartclear Change image and share on social
Conservatives frequently complain of being frozen out of the culture industry, though, like all industries, the culture industry will produce or sell anything it expects to profit from. Alex Pareene complainconservativeculture Change image and share on social
Niall Ferguson is an intellectual fraud whose job, for years, has been to impress dumb, rich Americans with his accent and flatter them with his writings. Alex Pareene accentamericandumb Change image and share on social
Vaccines don't cause autism. Vaccines, instead, prevent disease. Vaccines have wiped out a score of formerly deadly childhood diseases. Vaccine skepticism has helped to bring some of those diseases back from near extinction. Alex Pareene autismbackbring share on social
I grew up in a politically aware household: very civically-minded, good Minnesota liberals. Alex Pareene awarecivicallygood Change image and share on social
Apocalyptic hysteria is much more effective at getting people to open their wallets than reasonable commentary. Alex Pareene apocalypticcommentaryeffective Change image and share on social
John Boehner was and is an unprincipled ward-heeler who simply couldn't weather the transition of the Republican Party from a corporatist party with a sizable conservative base to a purely conservative party. Alex Pareene baseboehnerconservative share on social
I'm not great on television. That's one reason I don't do it very often. Alex Pareene greatreasontelevision Change image and share on social