David McGrogan
The Real Problem with Mask Mandates
“The real question we ought to be asking is: what do we lose when a government decides on our behalf what is morally right, and then forces that decision on us all?” ~ David McGrogan
Is the State Your Single Source of Truth?
“When the State expands, it tends to do so at the expense of other sources of authority and loyalty. The family, the community, the church or other religious group, the employer, the club – all are undermined as the State grows.” ~ David McGrogan
Healthy Societies Prioritize the Young
“We required children and young adults not just to put their lives on hold, but to mortgage their futures, when a system of focused protection like that advocated in the Great Barrington Declaration would likely have achieved better outcomes at much lower cost to the young. We are going to have to grapple with finding…
Support for Lockdowns: A ‘Bootleggers and Baptists’ Phenomenon
“This goes a long way toward explaining the behavior of white collar professionals during the pandemic: they have been acting out of a genuine sense of virtue, but they have also done rather well out of doing so, at least in the short term. It’s not one or the other, and high and low motives…
Lockdown Kitsch
“All we ‘lockdown sceptics’ can do is to continue to ask questions, to continue to doubt, and – though I wish I had a more pleasant-sounding metaphor – continue to spit, in the hope that this will undermine the sense of universality that lockdown kitsch relies upon.” ~ David McGrogan
