Tag: mandates

The Ins and Outs of Covid Vaccine Safety

Commentary At the time of FDA approval for any vaccine, it is impossible to know whether it causes rare, unexpected serious adverse reactions. More than a year after the Covid vaccine approvals, we should have that information, but we do not. This is a serious problem. If the vaccines are mostly safe, people need to…


This Is Not Normal and No One Should Accept It

Commentary From the lepers in the Old Testament to the Plague of Justinian in Ancient Rome to the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic, covid represents the first time ever in the history of managing pandemics that we quarantined healthy populations. While the ancients did not understand the mechanisms of infectious disease—they knew nothing of viruses and…


For Young Adults, the Fallout From COVID Restrictions Has Been Significant

Commentary In a move consistent with Ontario’s trajectory, the University of Toronto and Ryerson University have decided to effectively end their COVID policies of mandatory masking and vaccination as a requirement for attendance come May 1. The University of Ottawa and Carleton University are following suit. In the University of Toronto’s case, the decision comes…


How Coercion Compromised the Vaccine

Commentary The fight over the Covid vaccines has become an epic struggle. It’s not just about who should get the shot and how many shots. The fight ever more centers on issues of effectiveness and safety of the product itself. One group is convinced they are very dangerous for many people. The other side says…


Australian Businesses Call for State to Review Vaccine Mandates

Small business owners in the Australian state of Queensland are calling for the state government to review COVID-19 mandates after the state reached 90 percent vaccination rate more than six weeks ago. After two years of mandates and disruptions, data from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (CCIQ) indicates that business confidence is at…


The Vindication of D.A. Henderson

Commentary “We were going to invent pandemic planning.” Those were the words of Dr. Rajeev Venkayya in 2005 when he headed the White House bioterrorism study group under George W. Bush. “We want to use all instruments of national power to confront this threat,” Venkayya told colleagues in the administration, as reported by Michael Lewis…


France Lifts COVID-19 Rules on Unvaccinated, Mask Wearing

PARIS—France lifted most COVID-19 restrictions on Monday, abolishing the need to wear face masks in most settings and allowing people who aren’t vaccinated back into restaurants, sports arenas, and other venues. The move had been announced earlier this month by the French government based on assessments of the improving situation in hospitals and following weeks…


[PREMIERING 7PM ET] Maajid Nawaz Part 2: How Our Elites Destroyed Public Trust and Created a Recruiting Ground for Extremism

In this two-part episode with Maajid Nawaz, a counter-extremism activist and former Islamist revolutionary, he breaks down the parallels he sees between the methods he used to radicalize young Muslims and the tactics he saw deployed to urge societies to adopt far-reaching COVID mandates. You can watch part one here. In part two, we discuss…


PART 2: Maajid Nawaz: How Our Elites Destroyed Public Trust and Created a Recruiting Ground for Extremism

In this two-part episode with Maajid Nawaz, a counter-extremism activist and former Islamist revolutionary, he breaks down the parallels he sees between the methods he used to radicalize young Muslims and the tactics he saw deployed to urge societies to adopt far-reaching COVID mandates. You can watch part one here. In part two, we discuss…


Travel Blocked from Europe: The Second Anniversary

Commentary At some point, we need a clear timeline based on what we know so far from books, FOIA requests, and other public information. We also need investigations that must begin in earnest if there emerges a new Congressional majority. In the meantime, it makes sense to at least note the important dates, and March…