Free Republic

When Bill Gates announced his “pivot” from climate catastrophe to humanitarian hope, the press dutifully nodded along. A messiah-complex monopolist shedding his alarmist mantle for a brighter, kinder cause. Take a closer look, though, and you’ll see the same stage, the same spotlight, the same script — just new marketing.For decades, Gates has backed policies that punished farmers, penalized energy independence, and empowered unelected technocrats who operate far beyond democratic reach.For decades, Gates has backed policies that punished farmers, penalized energy independence, and empowered unelected technocrats who operate far beyond democratic reach. He invested in synthetic meat and lab-grown crops...