Steiner Schools: An Alternative to Education.
I have received the following letter from a parent who has recently withdrawn her child from a Steiner School. I thought it was worth sharing, and with […]
The Royal College of Vestigial Victorian Fairground-Mystic Bone Setters.
Since the invention of the semi-religious cult of chiropractic over a hundred years ago, the one thing that the believers have sought is recognition. Historically, […]
Angel Garden and Steve Paris
Writing about contentious issues and having a blog that is read widely will mean that I attract attention from quarters that can be annoying at times. Steve and Angel are in dispute with a Steiner School in New Zealand. They claim their children w…
Steiner Schools and Risk Factors for Child Abuse
When you lead children to feel the beauty of sunrise and sunset, to be sensitive to the beauty of flowers and to the majesty of […]
What Every Parent Should Know About Steiner-Waldorf Schools
You may know my feelings about Steiner/Waldorf Schools*. Most importantly, that prospective parents are not being told about the occult foundations of the Steiner philosophy. […]
Solal Technologies Sues South African Sceptic
Solal Technologies, a South African company that sells a wide range of vitamin and food supplements with associated questionable claims, is suing the writer Kevin Charleston […]
What Doctors Don’t Tell You – A Publishing Sensation
Hot on the heels of the new killer magazine What Doctors Don’t Tell You we are seeing an explosion of new titles trying to mimic […]
Should WHSmith Stock WDDTY Magazine?
An almighty battle between quacks and sceptics appears to be underway. Last month, saw the publication of a new magazine, What Doctors Don’t Tell You. […]
Spinning Acupuncture
How should we read a scientific paper? A new study, published last week1, would suggest that it is a very bad idea to simply read […]
Chekhov, Homeopathy and the Placebo Effect
What can Anton Chekhov tell us about the placebo effect? Chekhov is best known as a great writer of short stories. But he was also a […]