Commentary The view that COVID-19 lockdowns were draconian and often tyrannical is gaining strength throughout the world. For example, Human Rights Watch has accused the UK government of setting aside “human rights for the sake of political expediency” and excoriates it for its “worrying disdain for the rule of law.” In Italy, authors Piero Stanig…
Why Was Australia Allowed to Impose Such Draconian COVID-19 Restrictions?
On COVID, Trump and DeSantis Converged and Diverged
In recent weeks, both former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis have touted their own handling of the COVID pandemic while criticizing each other’s response to the crisis. It’s only natural in the slow run-up to 2024. Everyone wants to be able to say they got COVID right—and hindsight is always 20/20. On…
COVID Pandemic Measures Practically Suspended the Bill of Rights: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the key element of the response to the pandemic in America was to essentially take away the Bill of Rights, says Robert F. Kennedy Jr., calling it a “coup d’etat against democracy by the military-medical-industrial complex.” At that time, the government began censoring speech for the first time in American…
UK Government Got Rid of 3 Billion PPEs Bought During COVID-19 Pandemic, Official Data Show
The UK government got rid of more than three billion pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE) that it bought during the COVID-19 pandemic to reduce storage cost, according to official data published on Thursday. It includes items such as aprons, masks, gloves coveralls, eye protectors, and body bags. Some of them were sold or donated, most…
Serious Harms of the COVID-19 Vaccine: A Systematic Review
Commentary Recently, my colleague and I completed a systematic review of the serious harms associated with COVID-19 vaccines. My co-author Peter Gøtzsche, is a Danish physician with four decades of research experience, publishing 97 papers in the “big five” (BMJ, Lancet, JAMA, Annals of Internal Medicine, and New England Journal of Medicine) and 19 Cochrane reviews. My…
The Reopening Racket
Commentary At this time, three years ago, the nation was in shock and shambles, with businesses and churches closed, Main Street boarded up, people huddling in terror in their homes, and everyone dealing with travel restrictions between states. Parents had left work to care for their children because the child care facilities and schools were…
England to End COVID-19 Routine Testing in Care Homes
Most of the COVID-19 testing will end in England from April, including symptomatic testing in care homes, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said on Friday. The NHS COVID-19 app, which alerts close contacts of a positive case and provides advice about COVID-19, will also be closed on April 27. It comes more than a…
Boston COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for City Workers Okay, Court Rules
Boston’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for city workers was legal, the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled on March 30. The city’s claim that COVID-19 could not adequately be combated without vaccination outweighed the risk of irreparable harm to workers who were facing termination, Justice Elspeth Cypher wrote in the ruling. “The potential harm to the city and the…
[EXCLUSIVE] Dr. Atlas: A Profile in Courage Amidst a COVID Political Storm
Lives were at stake, so Dr. Scott Atlas was just doing what he thought was right when he joined the White House COVID response team. Little did he know he was jumping into a viper’s pit where public health officials were willing to sacrifice American lives for political gain. But Atlas’s struggle for the truth…
[PREMIERING NOW] Dr. Atlas: A Profile in Courage Amidst a COVID Political Storm
Lives were at stake, so Dr. Scott Atlas was just doing what he thought was right when he joined the White House COVID response team. Little did he know he was jumping into a viper’s pit where public health officials were willing to sacrifice American lives for political gain. But Atlas’s struggle for the truth…
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