A COVID Autopsy, Part 4: ‘Social Distancing Informants Have Their Eyes on You’

The defining legacy of COVID might be the social catastrophe that mitigation efforts inflicted.

Jun 5 • Drew Holden

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May 2026

A COVID Autopsy, Part 3: ‘Scientists Debunk Lab Accident Theory Of Pandemic Emergence’

The media helped bury the Wuhan lab leak hypothesis.

May 15 • Drew Holden

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A COVID Autopsy, Part 2: ‘Should coronavirus lock down protesters waive their medical care? Some medical ethicists think so’

You remember ‘15 days to slow the spread.’ But the fight that came after was what ripped America apart.

May 8 • Drew Holden

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A COVID Autopsy, Part 1: 'The Virus Can Be Stopped, but Only With Harsh Steps, Experts Say'

Revisiting legacy press claims from early in the pandemic.

May 1 • Drew Holden

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April 2026

The Net Neutrality Panic with Ajit Pai

Did deregulation save the internet and reshape the fight for broadband, 5G, and AI?

Published on Commonplace • Apr 27

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Are There Any Job Cuts Tech CEOs Won’t Blame on AI?

Executives say artificial intelligence is causing massive layoffs. The reality is more complicated.

Published on Commonplace • Apr 23

The New Threats on Orwell's Animal Farm

A conversation with Animal Farm director Andy Serkis

Apr 22 • Drew Holden

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The Gossipification of D.C. Media

TMZ shaming politicians is good. But it’ll only exacerbate what ails political journalism.

Apr 14 • Drew Holden

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A Deeply Dishonest New York Times Piece on Birthright Citizenship

With SCOTUS set to weigh in, the Times is already misleading readers about what Americans believe.

Apr 1 • Drew Holden

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March 2026

Terrorism’s Spin Doctors

Why do legacy media outlets consistently obfuscate terrorist attacks, like this week’s in New York City?

Mar 13 • Drew Holden

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February 2026

Cities Really Can Just Enforce the Law

The huge decline in violent crime isn’t a mystery.

Published on Commonplace • Feb 23

Pity the Post

What explains the ongoing spiral at the Washington Post?

Feb 20 • Drew Holden

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