Thomas Buckley

  • Thomas Buckley is the former mayor of Lake Elsinore, Cal. a Senior Fellow at the California Policy Center, and a former newspaper reporter.  He is currently the operator of a small communications and planning consultancy and can be reached directly at [email protected]. You can read more of his work at his Substack page.

I Am a Tree and We Need to Ban Leaves

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In the recent past, much of the press has at least tried to somehow shoehorn in an element of possible truth – or at least make things matters of opinion so anything... Read more.

Nowhere Man

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One moment, you’re waving to a longtime neighbor. The next, the neighbor is calling the police because you are violating the lockdown. One moment, you have a decent... Read more.

The Triumph of the Ulterior Motive 

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No longer would it speak truth to power, but it would speak lies on behalf of the powerful and psychologically justify that shift by trying to convince themselves... Read more.

What Good Comes from Gain-of-Function?

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Though almost all lab-based scientific research and advancements carry at least a tiny element of risk, nothing like the level of terminal, global, and trans-generational... Read more.

Denialism: A Woke Way to Stifle Dissent

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Covid denier, climate denier, election denier, science denier - are all bandied about to immediately end debate,  tar any difference of opinion as literally insane,... Read more.

Ineffective Maltruism

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The current fad of the financially fabulous is Effective Altruism, which essentially involves promising to give your money while you are still alive to causes and... Read more.