David Zweig

Well, some were left home alone, but many of them went with the grandparent or a neighbor, or they went in some sort of childcare situation where they were mixing with kids from all different neighborhoods and towns, which it is argued is actually worse than just going to school if you're concerned with viral sort of spread.

Well, some were left home alone, but many of them went with the grandparent or a neighbor, or they went in some sort of childcare situation where they were mixing with kids from all different neighborhoods and towns, which it is argued is actually worse than just going to school if you're concerned with viral sort of spread.

That now, instead of kids being with the same group of kids every day at school, now they were mixing with all sorts of people. What I try to point out is that there's such a chasm between what our intuition might tell us and what actually occurs in real life that our intuitions are often wrong. And that's particularly true with medicine.

That now, instead of kids being with the same group of kids every day at school, now they were mixing with all sorts of people. What I try to point out is that there's such a chasm between what our intuition might tell us and what actually occurs in real life that our intuitions are often wrong. And that's particularly true with medicine.

And I give a zillion examples through history where things that seem really obvious, like they might work, don't actually work once they're tested. And that's exactly what happened in the pandemic, is that in America, our health professionals followed intuition and theory and ignored empirical reality.

And I give a zillion examples through history where things that seem really obvious, like they might work, don't actually work once they're tested. And that's exactly what happened in the pandemic, is that in America, our health professionals followed intuition and theory and ignored empirical reality.

Right. Along with it on the airplanes, you know, where you're allowed to take it off while you're having a drink and all that. I mean, the idea. Yes, exactly. The idea that a bunch of kindergartners were going to effectively have a mask on all day long was basically so dishonest that it was farcical. There was almost a fantasy. I'm going to be charitable and say, David.

Right. Along with it on the airplanes, you know, where you're allowed to take it off while you're having a drink and all that. I mean, the idea. Yes, exactly. The idea that a bunch of kindergartners were going to effectively have a mask on all day long was basically so dishonest that it was farcical. There was almost a fantasy. I'm going to be charitable and say, David.

No, there was no reason to mandate them. For a vaccine that doesn't stop transmission or infection.

No, there was no reason to mandate them. For a vaccine that doesn't stop transmission or infection.

were moved to the priority line for the vaccine, and then they still didn't go back to school in many places, even after they went ahead of more vulnerable people. Just wanted to add that in since you're talking about the vaccine. No, of course.

were moved to the priority line for the vaccine, and then they still didn't go back to school in many places, even after they went ahead of more vulnerable people. Just wanted to add that in since you're talking about the vaccine. No, of course.

What you've described is the exact argument people keep giving to me is, do you know how many people died? I'm like, whether it's 10,000 or 10 million, that still doesn't mean that these interventions were effective, would ever be effective. It's irrelevant.

What you've described is the exact argument people keep giving to me is, do you know how many people died? I'm like, whether it's 10,000 or 10 million, that still doesn't mean that these interventions were effective, would ever be effective. It's irrelevant.

because while you know this and your audience knows it, it's really important that I wanted to set the record straight that because otherwise you have this convenient exculpatory narrative of, well, we did the best we could. That is what most people within the establishment are saying now. So I hope my book,

because while you know this and your audience knows it, it's really important that I wanted to set the record straight that because otherwise you have this convenient exculpatory narrative of, well, we did the best we could. That is what most people within the establishment are saying now. So I hope my book,

for people will serve as this counterweight to try, at least we'll have something in the quote, official record saying, no, we knew from day one what was going on. This is not a retrospective Monday morning quarterbacking. This book takes you through chronologically in real time. Here's what was known. So we actually have a historical record of the failure of the expert class that happened.

for people will serve as this counterweight to try, at least we'll have something in the quote, official record saying, no, we knew from day one what was going on. This is not a retrospective Monday morning quarterbacking. This book takes you through chronologically in real time. Here's what was known. So we actually have a historical record of the failure of the expert class that happened.

That's an homage to they barred children from speaking during lunch in many schools. So I named my sub stack after that completely bonkers practice. They were not allowed to talk. Little kids were having silent lunches while sitting on the concrete outside in New York City. and other places. So that is the odd name of the newsletter, silentlunch.net.

That's an homage to they barred children from speaking during lunch in many schools. So I named my sub stack after that completely bonkers practice. They were not allowed to talk. Little kids were having silent lunches while sitting on the concrete outside in New York City. and other places. So that is the odd name of the newsletter, silentlunch.net.