Western Civilization Has a Confidence Problem What happens to a society when it becomes embarrassed by the civilization that produced its freedom, prosperity, institutions, and extraordinary technological achievements? That is the central question explored in this conversation with Dan Burmawi, whose life has taken him across cultures, religions, and political systems. Born in Jordan and […]

The history of the Zika outbreak in Brazil is often presented as a straightforward story: Zika virus spread through northeastern Brazil, pregnant women became infected, and a dramatic increase in babies diagnosed with microcephaly followed. But what happens when a physician who was working on the ground during the outbreak questions parts of that story? […]

Evidence-based medicine is supposed to help doctors make better decisions. But what happens when evidence becomes a slogan, peer review becomes a substitute for critical thinking, and professional authority is treated as proof? In a wide-ranging conversation about medicine, science, health policy, and the production of knowledge, physician and health-services outcomes researcher Anil Makam argues […]

George Gilder: The Prophet of Possibility What separates a genuine technological prophet from someone merely making predictions? For George Gilder, the answer is not the ability to see twenty years into the future. It is the ability to recognize possibility. For more than half a century, Gilder has moved between economics, technology, entrepreneurship, family structure, […]

Quantum Computing Is Finally Becoming Real For decades, quantum computing lived somewhere between mathematical theory, physics speculation and technological ambition. Today, that is changing. Small quantum devices exist. They can be programmed. They can manipulate qubits and perform operations that behave in ways predicted by quantum theory. The central challenge is no longer simply whether […]

Trust has long been the foundation of the physician–patient relationship. Patients rely on healthcare professionals not only for treatment but also for honest communication about benefits, risks, uncertainties, and alternatives. In recent years, however, debates surrounding public health policy, vaccine mandates, and institutional transparency have challenged that trust. Questions once confined to academic journals have […]

Medical assistance in dying is only the entry point. Across a full hour with Dr. Randy Bock, medical writer and author Gabrielle Bauer worked through cancellation, the Great Barrington Declaration, a rejected JAMA article on Zika, the Kamloops “unmarked graves” story, autism’s diagnostic explosion, and gender ideology — all circling the same question: how does […]

What happens when a physician decides that professional responsibility requires questioning the system rather than following it? That is the central question behind the story of Dr. Mark Trozzi, a Canadian emergency physician whose career changed dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic. Trozzi entered the pandemic with nearly three decades of experience in emergency medicine. He […]

Few public debates have become as politically charged as the discussion surrounding DEI hiring and meritocracy. Questions about how universities, corporations, and public institutions evaluate talent now extend beyond hiring practices to broader concerns about free speech, institutional trust, and opportunities for younger generations. In the interview, Aron Ravin reflects on his experiences as a […]

The MAHA movement may have begun as a health message, but it has become something much larger: a political coalition assembled around a simple proposition that cuts across traditional party lines—America should become healthier. That proposition sounds almost impossible to oppose. Yet the politics surrounding Make America Healthy Again, or MAHA, are anything but simple. […]