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THE P WORD
In spring and summer 2020, governments closed many places: schools, parks, churches and restaurants and other small businesses. It was pure theater. But…
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NOT TAKING A WEEK OFF
I’ve consistently posted early on Thursday mornings. I did so again this morning but only sent the post to paid subscribers. Fundamentally, I don’t…
Mar 21
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MR. MARK GOES TO WASHINGTON
On Monday, March 18, I attended—and cheered speakers at—a free speech rally in front of the United States Supreme Court. I didn’t use to think of myself…
Mar 21
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CLOSING TIME
When I was Rutgers Law School student in Newark, New Jersey, I rented a room in Kearny, a densely packed, working-class town across the Passaic River…
Mar 14
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AND THE EARTH DID NOT SWALLOW THEM
A few years ago, an eccentric friend took me to forage wild mushrooms. We found two circular fourteen-inch-diameter mycelia under oak trees. We picked…
Mar 7
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February 2024
WHAT'S WRONG WITH IVF?
In my teens and early twenties, I often hitch-hiked. Sometimes, I hitch-hiked with a friend also named Mark. Most people who pick up hitch-hikers like…
Feb 29
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A READER POLL
I’m about to finalize the book. Which title is better: Dispatches from a Scamdemic: Why the Lockdowns, Masks, Tests and Shots Were Phony from Day 1 or…
Feb 27
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PUTTING INK TO PAPER
Until recently, an NGO had pledged to publish an anthology of my Coronamania essays. This arrangement has dissolved over differences regarding the…
Feb 25
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YOU MAKE ME SICK
In the 1960s, a man named Curt Flood played baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals, one of the top teams of that era. Flood told a story about being a…
Feb 22
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THE MAGIC SNEAKERS
When I was seven years old, there was a TV ad for a brand of sneakers called PF Flyers. In a deep, confident voice, the TV announcer assured viewers…
Feb 15
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YOU'RE HURTING MY FEELINGS
I’ve recently gotten to know someone who played Division I (the highest level of) college basketball from 1978-82 and now coaches a high school team. I…
Feb 8
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THE BURDEN OF BAD SLOGANS
During winters, my urban church hosted homeless men to sleep on cots in its basement. Between 15-20 men did so on any given night. Most of the men were…
Feb 1
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