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Michael Fumento and the Career of the Empiricist Dissenter

Michael Fumento (b. 1949) belongs to a distinct generation of American journalists who fused investigative reporting with policy polemic, epidemiological skepticism, and technological advocacy. Over four decades he cultivated the role of empiricist dissenter, positioning his work against media-amplified moral … Continue reading

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Michael Fumento: ‘Don’t buy the media hype over the new China virus’

Michael Fumento, who made similar remarks on Dennis Prager’s radio show in early 2020, wrote in the New York Post Jan. 23, 2020: “…there appears to be nothing very special about this outbreak of the 2019-nCoV or Wuhan ­virus. It … Continue reading

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Michael Fumento Resides In A Columbian Prison

Susan Williams posts to FB: “This is my good friend Michael Fumento who visited me in New Zealand …the last time I spoke to him a couple days ago I told him not to do anything stupid….unfortunately things have taken … Continue reading

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Ebola Is Not A Threat To The West

Like many bad things, Ebola primarily spreads in sub-saharan Africa and nowhere else. Michael Fumento writes Aug. 5, 2014: Malaria, syphilis, AIDS and probably dozens of other diseases each year kill Africans at higher rates than Ebola is killing right … Continue reading

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Australia’s Cost Of Living

While it seems that the cost of living in Australia is about twice that of America (with the cost of gas and food and lodging for example), in fact Australia’s cost of living is only about 60% higher. Only Norway, … Continue reading

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Michael Fumento’s Bad Experiences With Priests

Michael Fumento posts to FB: I think almost all my experiences with priests have been bad! Seriously! My father set me up with one for counseling (when it was HE who desperately needed the counseling) who was gay and damned … Continue reading

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The Benefits Of Amphetamines

Christopher H. Foreman writes on FB to Michael Fumento: “If memory serve you also wrote a science-based piece decrying the tendency of some to think that Ritalin was poisoning America’s kids.” Michael Fumento: Nailed right-wing extremists who were convinced schools … Continue reading

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The Death Of Michael Fumento’s Career

Michael Fumento writes on FB: Don’t get me wrong, Chris. I can WRITE whatever I wish; I’m just not allowed to publish anywhere. Even for free. It’s like when the Nazis took over in Germany or the Communists took over … Continue reading

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The Decline And Fall Of Michael Fumento

I’ve been following the career of Michael Fumento since his 1989 book, The Myth of Heterosexual AIDS. Over the past couple of years, I’ve gotten to know Michael as a Facebook friend. We spoke for two hours via Skype this … Continue reading

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When Creative People Are Expected To Work For Free

Michael Fumento posts to FB: Problem, Ray, is creative people are being told that BECAUSE they are creative they should expect no renumeration. I guess it’s a bit like an actor is about to quit your favorite series, thereby killing … Continue reading

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