Archive - Brian’s Bullshit-Free Zone

The price of defending a minority view

Should there be a penalty for being wrong — and should it be the biggest penalty of all?

Jul 7 •

My lunch with a DC MAGA kingpin

Did you know your humble servant once enjoyed an impromptu lunch date with a Trump inner circle member? Here's how it went down.

Jul 3 •

June 2025

International UFO Bureau does its own research

Perhaps the worst research paper of all time was self-published this month by the International UFO Bureau. Please attend...

Jun 30 •

Project Esther: "Hold my beer, 2025!"

Under a transparent paint job of "combating antisemitism," the Heritage Foundation is urging the criminalization of non-hatred of Muslims.

Jun 26 •

A week off, and here's why.

I hope that after reading this, you'll forgive me for taking a week off from Brian's Bullshit-Free Zone. (Does this longer-than-usual post constitute "a…

Jun 23 •

A one-week break

I ask for your patience as I take an unavoidable one-week break from Substack.

Jun 19 •

Tired of UFOs and vaccines? Let's give chemtrails another go.

So far, at least 12 states have banned something comically stupid that does not exist — but there's a method to their madness.

Jun 16 •

We all knew RFK Jr. was going to do this — but it's not the end. Attend.

A plurality of American voters wanted to have the world's most notorious anti-science crackpot in charge of American healthcare. Here is how rational…

Jun 12 •

Worried about war? Here's the latest head-to-head on air forces.

Russia? China? Don't worry too much.

Jun 9 •

Universities: Good or bad for a nation?

More people are arguing that students should attend trade schools instead of a university — some even say we shouldn't have universities at all.

Jun 5 •

Global population is collapsing? Musk vs. reality

Populists are claiming the global population is shrinking so we all must have more babies — if you happen to be white. Nothing about that is true.

Jun 2 •

May 2025

RFK Jr and Trofim Lysenko: Genocidal maniacs of their day

Lysenko has been called the scientist responsible for more deaths than any other. Kennedy's actions and proposals promise to beat that record.

May 29 •

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