Category: COVID-19 pandemic

Liberal Government Looking for Input on New Law to Improve Safety in Long-Term Care

The federal government is looking for public input on a new legislation to improve safety in long-term care, in the aftermath of the devastation wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Liberals promised during their 2021 election campaign to table a Safe Long-Term Care Act, after widespread COVID-19 outbreaks drew attention to the struggle many homes…


Hospitals Made More Money During COVID Pandemic: Study

Many hospitals in the United States raked in more money during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, partially due to an infusion of funds from the federal government, according to a new study. About three-quarters of the hospitals analyzed by researchers had a positive net operating income in 2020 and 2021. That was…


Pharma Insider Speaks Out About Vaccine Batches

“The regulators knew perfectly well that they were saying things that weren’t true. That led me to start questioning the whole thing,” says Sasha Latypova. “If you catch an official or a professional lying about something to the public, what else are they lying about?” In a recent episode of “American Thought Leaders,” host Jan…


Biden Official a No-Show for Hearing on $200 Billion in Pandemic Relief Fraud

Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Isabella Guzman declined to testify at the July 13 House Small Business Committee hearing seeking to understand why her staff found $160 billion less waste and fraud in $1.2 trillion in federal pandemic spending than did the agency’s internal watchdog. Rep. Roger Williams (R-Texas), the House panel’s chairman, said in…


‘Don’t Fall Off the Horse’: Astronaut Jeremy Hansen Leads Calgary Stampede Parade

Col. Jeremy Hansen is preparing to become the first Canadian to travel to the moon as part of the Artemis II mission, but Friday he  cowboyed up to become the second astronaut to be marshal of the Calgary Stampede parade. The 10-day Artemis II mission could launch as early as November of next year and…


A Nurses’ Point of View on COVID and Health Care

Guest Essay— Background on Corrine Lund, RN: Her political beliefs closely align with libertarian conservatism but are strongly influenced by her Natsarim-based faith. In her role as an RN [registered nurse], it is her general practice to always leave her political beliefs at home. She is committed to treating every patient with the best health…


Homicides, Suicides Climbed Among Young Americans During Pandemic: CDC

Homicides and suicides among young Americans reached their highest levels in decades during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study. The report (pdf) analyzed the homicide and suicide death rates among those age 10-24 from 2001 to 2021. One key finding was that from 2019 to 2020,…


COVID Baby Boom? Mostly in Red States

Commentary James and his wife were not going to let COVID derail their plans to have a family. As pro-life Catholics, they viewed children as gifts from God, and wanted to be generous in accepting them. “We were living in rural Kentucky and the lockdowns did not affect our daily life very much,” says James….


Canadians’ Trust in Government and Science Waned Since COVID: Federal Report

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused Canadians to have an “increased distrust of government and science,” according to a report by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC). The report, based on questionnaires with 2,088 Canadians and 16 focus groups nationwide, noted that less than one quarter (22 percent) of those surveyed said they were more…


Experts Sound Alarm on Sliding National Test Scores

Forty years ago, the National Commission on Excellence in Education issued a report entitled “A Nation at Risk.” The report warned that the country’s global influence would be diminished if improvements weren’t made. Attendees of the Reagan Institute’s Summit on Education said the Nation’s Report Card for 2022 indicates the challenges still exist. “We’ve got…